Lipase, Fluid

Test ID LAB5228
EPIC ORDER LIPASE, BODY FLUID
CPT Code(s) 83690
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine: 30; Stat: 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL fluid; Sterile Container; No preservatives; See Comments
Stability Room Temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Availability   24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time                                Routine: 2 hrs.
STAT:

1 hr.
Reference Range

Undefined
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 Lipase concentrations 7x greater than serum levels suggest a pancreatic origin.
  • Pleural fluid Lipase above the serum reference interval may suggest a pancreatico-pleural fistula.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 31, 2025

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