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Test Code CHOLP Cholesterol, Total, Plasma


Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light green top (lithium heparin plasma gel)

Acceptable: Green top (lithium heparin)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL Plasma

Collection Instructions:

1. Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge the specimen.

2. For plasma gel tubes, plasma may sit on gel or be aliquoted into a plastic vial.

3. For green top tubes, aliquot plasma immediately into a plastic vial.


Useful For

Evaluation of cardiovascular risk using plasma specimens

Method Name

Enzymatic Colorimetric

Reporting Name

Cholesterol, Total, P

Specimen Type

Plasma Li Heparin

Specimen Minimum Volume

Plasma: 0.25 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Plasma Li Heparin Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
  Frozen  90 days
  Ambient  7 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject

Reference Values

Reference values have not been established for patients younger than 24 months.

 

2 to 17 years*

Acceptable: <170 mg/dL

Borderline High: 170-199 mg/dL

High: ≥200 mg/dL

*Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: Summary report. Pediatrics. 2011;128 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):S213-S256. doi:10.1542/peds.2009-2107C

 

≥18**

Desirable: <200 mg/dL

Borderline High: 200-239 mg/dL

High: ≥240 mg/dL

**Jacobson TA, Ito MK, Maki KC, et al: National Lipid Association recommendations for patient-centered management of dyslipidemia: Part 1-executive summary. J Clin Lipidol. 2014;8(5):473-488; Grundy SM, Stone NJ, Bailey AL, et al. 2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline on the management of blood cholesterol: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on clinical practice guidelines. Circulation. 2019;139(25):e1082-e1143

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

MCHS- Mankato

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

82465

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
CHOLP Cholesterol, Total, P 2093-3

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
CHOLP Cholesterol, Total, P 2093-3

Report Available

Same day/1 to 2 days