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Test Code HDL Cholesterol HDL

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 HDL HDL Cholesterol
Cerner HDL Cholesterol HDL

 

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

Enzymatic colorimetric

Reporting

Reference Range: 

> 40

 

Interpretive Data:

Optimal: >59 mg/dL High CHD Risk: <40mg/dL
 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

The primary use, of the HDL cholesterol test, is in the preventative medicine where it is used to identify those individuals who may be at risk for developing CHD.

CPT(s)

83718

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