Test Detail

NMR LipoProfile(R) With Lipids (Without Graph)

Test Code:

884247

Performing Lab: LABCORP BURLINGTON

CPT Code:

80061 83704

Order Information
Results

Specimen Container	NMR LipoTube (black-and-yellow-top tube) is the preferred container, plain red-top tube, lavender-top (EDTA-no gel) tube, OR green-top (heparin-no gel) tube.
Specimen Type	Spun NMR LipoTube (preferred), serum from a plain red-top tube, plasma from a lavender-top (EDTA-no gel), OR green-top (heparin-no gel) tube. Keep refrigerated and SHIP WITH FROZEN COOL PACKS.
Volume	2 mL
Minimum Volume	1 mL
Temperature	Refrigerate all acceptable tube types as soon as possible after centrifugation and within 24 hours of collection. Keep refrigerated prior to shipment, and SHIP ON FROZEN COOL PACKS. Do NOT store at room temperature. Do NOT freeze the sample. Sample is stable refrigerated for six days.
Specimen Handling	Collect specimen in NMR LipoTube (black-and-yellow-top tube), which is the preferred container. Plain red-top, green-top (heparin-no gel), or lavender-top (EDTA-no gel) tubes are also acceptable. Serum or plasma drawn in gel-barrier collection tubes other than the NMR LipoTube should NOT be used. THE LIPOTUBE IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE GEL-BARRIER TUBE. Gently invert tube 8 to 10 times to mix contents and allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes upright at room temperature prior to centrifugation (Plasma tubes should not clot). Centrifuge specimen within two hours of collection at 1800 xg for 10 to 15 minutes to separate serum/plasma from the red cells and to avoid red cell contamination during shipment. If the sample cannot be centrifuged immediately, the sample should be refrigerated (at 2 degrees Celsius to 8 degrees Celsius) and centrifuged within 24 hours of collection. NOTE: Centrifuging the specimen while still cold may negatively affect the migration of the gel to the serum/red cell interface and may increase the likelihood of specimens being contaminated with red cells during shipment. All specimens should be centrifuged by the client, PRIOR to shipment to LabCorp, to ensure sample integrity. Do NOT open NMR LipoTube (black- and-yellow-top). Immediately after centrifugation, pipette separated red-top serum or green-top/lavender-top plasma into a transport tube and label accordingly (serum, heparin plasma, EDTA plasma). Keep samples refrigerated until shipment to the laboratory, and SHIP WITH FROZEN COOL PACKS.
Methodology	Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
Unacceptable Conditions	Unspun specimens; plasma/serum contaminated with red cells; citrated plasma (light blue-top tube); gross hemolysis; specimen received in inappropriate container; specimen stored at room temperature for more than a total preanalytical time of 24 hours; specimen more than six days old.
Days Set-Up	M-F
TAT From Set-Up	2 - 3 Days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
123479	LDL-C (NIH Calc)	13457-7
123477	Cholesterol, Total	2093-3
123475	HDL-C	2085-9
123476	Triglycerides	2571-8
884294	LDL-P	54434-6
884296	HDL-P (Total)	49748-7
884297	Small LDL-P	43727-7
884309	LDL Size	17782-4
884312	LP-IR Score	62255-5