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Glucose, Fluid

This test is for Non-CSF. For CSF, see Glucose, CSF

Test ID LAB186
EPIC Order GLUCOSE, BODY FLUID
CPT Code(s) 82945
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL fluid/sterile container; specify fluid type; No Preservatives; See Comments
Stability Spun/Separated, Room Temperature:
8 hours
Spun/Separated, Refrigerated: 72 hours
Spun/Separated, Frozen: 30 days
Availability 24 hr/day
Turnaround Time STAT 1 hour; Routine 2 hours
Reference Range Normal: Undefined
Comment
  • Provide fluid type and source
  • The reference range for this body fluid has not been established.  The test result must be integrated into the clinical context for interpretation. This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined by the Core Laboratories of the McLendon Clinical Laboratories, UNC Health.  This test has not been cleared or approved by the FDA.  The laboratory is regulated under CAP and CLIA as qualified to perform high-complexity testing.  This test is to be used for clinical purposes and should not be regarded as investigational or for research:
    • Peritoneal glucose typically remains >50 mg/dL in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis but is <50 mg/dL in secondary bacterial peritonitis.
    • Pleural fluid glucose <60 mg/dL may suggest parapneumonic effusion, malignancy, tuberculosis or pleuritic rheumatoid.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 31, 2025

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