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Test Code Billings Clinic: 4751 Lipid Panel Reflex Measured LDL

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory:  Chemistry

Useful For

Evaluation of cardiovascular risk

Methodology

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Specimen Requirements

Patient must be fasting (12-14 hours preferred) with water only, no tea or coffee, and must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours prior to specimen being drawn.

 

Patient’s age and sex are required on request form for processing.

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.

 

Plasma

  • Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube(s).
  • Spin down and send 0.5 mL of heparinized plasma frozen.

 

Serum

  • Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s).
  • Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum frozen

Storage/Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum, Plasma Refrigerated 2 days
  Frozen (preferred) 1 month

Reject Due To

  • Specimens collected in EDTA, potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride

Reference Values

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Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80061 - lipid panel

83721 - LDL cholesterol


LCD or NCD test: ICD-10 code is required for this test. When appropriate, obtain a properly executed ABN and submit the ABN with test order(s). See “Medical Necessity and Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Policy and Form” under “Resources” for a copy of a form and additional information.

LOINC Code Information

Reporting Name LOINC Code
LDL (calculated) - if applicable 13457-7
LDL (measured) - if applicable 18262-6

Cholesterol, Total

 2093-3
HDL 2085-9
Triglycerides 2571-8

 

Profile/Testing Information

Profile Information:
Cholesterol, Total LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein) Cholesterol, Calculated
HDL Cholesterol Triglycerides

 

 

 

   

If the Triglycerides are >400 mg/dL, a Measured LDL will be perfomed in place of the calculated LDL.