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Lactate Dehydrogenase Fluid (LD, Fluid)

Container Type = Random Urine

Container Type

Test ID LAB188
EPIC ORDER LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE, BODY FLUID
CPT Code(s) 83615
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL fluid; No preservatives; See comments
Stability


 Room Temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated:
4 days
Frozen:
42 days
Availability Routine: 24hrs/day
STAT: Yes
Turnaround Time                                       Routine: 2 hrs.
STAT: 1 hr.
Reference Range Variable
Comments
  • 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 or Pleural fluid to Serum LDH ratio >0.6 may suggest an exudate origin.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 31, 2025

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