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General Information:

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Antibiogram Information for Saint Francis:

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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code SOFT: CHOL Cholesterol, Total, Plasma

Additional Codes

Ordering Mnemonic

EPIC NAME: CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL

EPIC CODE: LAB60

 

 

Performing Laboratory

Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Plasma

Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube or mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

NICU Min. Volume: 250 Micro Liters

Collection Instructions: Overnight (8 hours) fast

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated 7 days/Ambient 7 days

Reference Values

<200 mg/dL (8 hour fast)

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82465

Methodology

Enzymatic