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Glucagon

Tube Type = Lavendar Top

Pre-Chilled
Tube Type

Test ID LAB1005
EPIC ORDER GLUCAGON
CPT Code(s) 82943
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 888
Specimen Routine: 3 mL blood/pre-chilled lavender EDTA tube; See comments  
Micro: 1.5 mL blood
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time 5-7 days
Reference Range     See separate report
Comment                                  
  • Collect in pre-chilled EDTA  tube from a fasting patient
  • Deliver immediately to Core Laboratory on ICE
  • Sample must be spun in refrigerated centrifuge within 30 minutes of collection

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 04, 2025

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