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Cholesterol

Tube Type = Mint Green Plasma Separator Tube

Tube Type

Test ID LAB60
EPIC ORDER CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL
CPT Code(s) 82465
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station 30
Specimen Routine: 1mL blood/Li Heparin plasma separator tube / Also acceptable serum (Gold SST / Red Top Tube)
Micro: 200µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top
Stability
 
 
 

Unspun
Refrigerated:

6 hours

Spun/Separated
Room Temp:

8 hours

Spun/Separated
Refrigerated:

2 days

Spun/Separated
Frozen:

30 days
Availability 24 hours/day
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hours
STAT: 1 hour
Reference Range Normal: See Table Below
Comments
Adults (>18 years) Pediatrics (≤18 years)
Reference value, mg/dLa Population percentileb Reference value, mg/dLa Population percentileb
Total Cholesterol (Chol_2) <200 50th <170 75th

aReference values established by NCEP and carried forward by US multi-society guidelines.

bPercentiles based on 2017 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 28, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514