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Test Code LAB99 Lipase, Plasma or Serum

Reporting Title

Lipase

Methodology

Roche Diagnostics, Enzymatic -RMH, GMC, DH, DMH, GMH, WECC,PMC, GCMH, BH, OBH, MGH, MH, HMH, SH

Lipase, along with amylase, is useful in differential diagnosis of pancreatic disease. In acute pancreatitis, lipase rises within 4 to 8 hours, peaks after 24 hours, and decreases after 8 to 24 days. There is no correlation between lipase level and pancreatic damage.

Performing Laboratory

OhioHealth Laboratory Services-RMH,GMC,DH,DMH, WECC, PMC, MGH, GMH, HMH, GCMH and OBH, MH, SH, BH Core Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Collection Instructions:

1. Serum and Plasma gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.

2. Red-top tubes should be centrifuged and aliquoted within 2 hours of collection.

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Preferred:

Serum

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Note:

1. A speckled-top serum gel tube (s) or a plain, red-top tube(s) is also acceptable..

2. Indicate serum on request form.

3. Label specimen appropriately (serum).

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum  Refrigerated 1 week
  Ambient  1 week
  Frozen  12 months
Plasma  Refrigerated 1 week
  Ambient  1 week
  Frozen  2 months

Alternate: 

Plasma

Draw blood in a mint green-top (heparin) gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of heparinized plasma refrigerated.

Note:  1. Indicate plasma on request form.

2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).

 

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum or plasma Refrigerated 1 week
  Ambient  1 week
  Frozen  12 months

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate: OK

Ambient: OK

Frozen: OK

Reference Values

15-65 U/L

Critical values >200 U/L (emergency department only)

Alerting category: First instance called within 1 hour 

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday; Continuously

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83690