Alert

Lipase

Tube Type = Mint Green Top

Tube Type

Test ID LAB99
EPIC Order LIPASE LEVEL
CPT Code(s) 83690
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL blood/Li Heparin plasma separator tube/Mint Green top. Also acceptable serum (Gold SST / Red Top Tube)
Micro: 200 µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top
Stability Unspun: < 6 hours
Spun/Separated,
Room Temp:		 24 hours
Spun/Separated,
Refrigerated:		 7 days
Spun/Separated, 
Frozen:		 1 year
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
STAT: YES
Turnaround Time Routine 2 hrs; STAT 1 hr
Reference Range Normal: 12-53 U/L
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Reviewed by Travis Sapp on December 26, 2023

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