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Test Code CHOL Cholesterol, Total

Important Note

  • Patient should be fasting for 12 hours

Specimen Collection Information

Specimen  Min. Test Volume Collection Container Special Handling
Blood 0.1 mL Light Green (lith. heparin) top
Gold top
Marble Red top
 

Interpretive Data

Assay Interpretive Data
Cholesterol

Recommendations of the NCEP Adult Treatment Panel for the following risk cutoff thresholds for the US American population:

Desirable: <200 mg/dL
Borderline High: 200-239 mg/dL
High: >or=240 mg/dL

Specimen Stability

7 days at 2-8°C

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Sunday

CPT

82465

LOINC

2093-3