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Test Code LDH LDH-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE

Additional Codes

LAB96

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Tiger top, serum gel
Also Acceptable: Green top (Lithium Heparin)
Specimen Volume: Full tube, submit 1.0 mL 
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
3. Centrifuged samples are stable for:

  • 24hrs refrigerated

NOTE: Must be spun and serum or plasma removed from cells within 1-hour of collection. Add on orders will not be honored for specimens that are greater than 24 hours old. Hemolysis affects results. Please submit a non-hemolyzed sample.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated 

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83615

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn around Time

Daily / 24 Hours / Available STAT / Routine - 4 Hours

                                                       STAT - 60 Minutes

Normal Reference Values

0 up to 15 Days Female ≤580 U/L
15 Days up to 1 Years Female ≤580 U/L
1 Years up to 10 Years Female 195-349 U/L
10 Years up to 15 Years Female 146-297 U/L
15 Years up to 18 Years Female 120-250 U/L
18 Years up to Unspecified Female 120-246 U/L

 

0 up to 15 Days Male ≤580 U/L
15 Days up to 1 Years Male ≤580 U/L
1 Years up to 10 Years Male 195-349 U/L
10 Years up to 15 Years Male 177-358 U/L
15 Years up to 18 Years Male 134-314 U/L
18 Years up to Unspecified Male 120-246 U/L

Critical Values

None