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Test Code LIPA LIPASE

Additional Codes

LAB99

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 0.4 mL serum
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.35 mL
Collection Instructions:
  1. Send specimen in original tube.
  2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
  3. Sample must be seperated within 2 hours of collection  

  4. Centrifuged samples are stable for 7 days at 2-8°C

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83690

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

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

                                                          STAT - 60 minutes

Normal Reference Values

16-77 U/L

Test UPDATED 10/20/22 with new Assay and change to Reference Range

Critical Values

None

Specimen Requirements Additional Information

Sample must be separated from cells within 2 hours of collection
• Serum
• Heparinized Plasma