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EHR Test Codes
| Test Code | Test Name | |
| Atlas | LDLD | LDL Measured |
| Cerner | LDL Direct |
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
Liquid selective detergent
Reporting
Reference Range:
0 - 100 mg/dL
Interpretive Data:
Optimal: <100 Near Optimal: 100-129 Borderline: 130-159 High CHD Risk: 160-189 Very High Risk CHD Risk: >189
Critical Decision:
None
Clinical Significance
Some people are at highest risk for Coronary Heart Disease because of high LDL cholesterol concentrations or multiple risk factors, are candidates for LDL- lowering drugs. Clinical trials have demonstrated that the LDLlowering therapy reduces total mortality, coronary mortality, major coronary events, coronary artery procedures and stroke in persons with established CHD.
CPT(s)
83721
Billing
Medicare frequency limitations exist for this test in addition to diagnosis requirements. Click on link for list of medically necessary diagnoses and frequency limits: Medicare NCD Lipid Testing Jan26. Click on link for Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form: ABN Form