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Test Code GLU Glucose

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       
General Hospital Laboratory 304-388-6244
Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory 304-388-2385
Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory 304-757-1770
Cancer Center Laboratory 304-388-8317
Plateau Medical Center Laboratory 304-469-8621
Greenbrier Valley Laboratory 304-647-6060
Parkersburg Laboratory 304-865-3679
Beckley Cancer Center Laboratory 304-461-2222

Specimen Requirements

Plasma- Mint Green, Dark Green Lithium Heparin or Gray Sodium Fluoride 

Serum- SST gold top, red top

Allow SST or red top to completely clot

Spin and physically separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible

4 mL of plasma/serum (minimum 2 mL)

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Hemolyzed 

Storage and Stability

Room temperature 15-25oC 8 hours
Refrigerated 2-8oC 3 days
Frozen <-20oC Not specified

Reference Values

>18 yrs 74-106 mg/dL
>10-18 yrs 74-109 mg/dL
>2-10 yrs 67-138 mg/dL
>1 month-2 yrs 65-123 mg/dL
0- 1 month 43-135 mg/dL

Fasting Glucose 74-106 mg/dL

 

Critical Values:

>12 yrs < 50 and > 450 mg/dL
1 month-12 yrs < 50 and > 250 mg/dL
> 1day- 1 month < 42and > 250 mg/dL
0 days-1 day < 42 and > 180 mg/dL

Methodology

Photometric hexokinase G-6-PDH Memorial, General, Women and Children's, Teays, Cancer Center, Plateau
Colorimetric Greenbrier, Beckley Cancer Center, Parkersburg  

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously 

AM Collection Expected by 9AM same day
Routine Expected within 24 hrs
Stat Expected within 1 hr
Timed Expected results are test dependant

CPT Coding

82947