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Test Code CHOL Cholesterol Total 

Important Note

Medicare frequency limitations exist for this test in addition to diagnosis requirements. Click on link for list of medically necessary diagnoses: http://www.munsonhealthcare.org/medical-necessity. Click on link for Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas CHOL Cholesterol, Total
Cerner   Cholesterol Total 

 

Specimen Requirements

 

Preparation of Patient: 

Fasting is preferred but not required unless specified by ordering provider.

 

Container Type: 

Green Top 5mL Lithium Heparin Separator Tube

Or

 

Gold Top 6mL SST Gel & Clot Activator Tube

Specimen Type:

Plasma or Serum

 

Specimen Volume: 

2.5 mL Plasma or Serum minimum .5 mL

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Separate serum or plasma  from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Transport ambient room temperature.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

5 days refrigerated 2-8°C

Performing Laboratory

Munson Healthcare Laboratories

Chemistry Department

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

Methodology

Cholesterolesterase

Reporting

Reference Range: 

0 - 199 mg/dL

 

Interpretive Data:

Optimal: 0-199 mg/dL Borderline: 239 mg/dL High CHD Risk: >239 mg/dL
 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

The physician's main interest in cholesterol stems from the relationship between cholesterol and atherosclerosis.

CPT

82465

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