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Test Code LIP FLUID Lipase, Body Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       

Specimen Requirements

Heparinized dark green top (lithium heparin) vacutainer- NO GEL or a sterile specimen container.

5 mL of body fluid (1 mL minimum)

Pleural and Peritoneal only

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Mucoid, clotted or viscous specimens may not be suitable for testing

Storage and Stability

Refrigerated 2-8oC for 3 days

Reference Values

No established reference values.

The test result must be integrated into the clinical content for interpretation.

Methodology

Photometric enzymatic assay

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

83690