- YLDLR
LDL Cholesterol (Direct)
Specimen:
Test Code
YLDLR
Specimen Name
LDL Cholesterol (Direct)
Collect
1-SST
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.3 mL) Serum Refrigerated
Special Handling
Recommended twelve to fourteen-hour fast. Allow the specimen to clot before centifuging. Serum should be separated from the cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
Rejection Criteria
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Stability
Room temperature 8 hours; Refrigerated 5 days; Frozen 3 months
Methodology
Instrument: Beckman Coulter AU5800
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-2 days
CPT Codes
- 83721
Components
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Additional Information
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommends that individuals at risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) be identified by total serum cholesterol levels and that they be further classified for treatment based on LDL cholesterol levels.
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