Triglycerides, Fluid

Container Type

Test ID		LAB200
EPIC ORDER		TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID
CPT Code(s)		84478
Group/Individual Test		Group
Laboratory		Core Laboratory
Tube Station		Routine: 30, STAT: 888
Specimen		1 mL Fluid; No Preservative; in sterile specimen container
Stability	Unspun:	4 hours
	Spun/Separated, Room Temperature:	8 hours
	Spun/Separated, Refrigerated:	7 days
	Spun/Separated, Frozen:	3 months
Availability	Routine:	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 fluid Triglycerides >110 mg/dL may suggest chylous ascites Pleural Triglycerides <50 mg/dL excludes a chylothorax. Pleural Triglycerides >110 mg/dL supports diagnosis of a chylothorax.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 31, 2025

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