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Lipoprotein (a)

MLPA

Container

SST tube

Normal Volume

0.5 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL serum

Special Handling

Fasting specimen.

Offsite Collection

Collect specimen in SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate.

Onsite Collection

Collect specimen in SST tube.

Days Set Up

Monday, Thursday

Analytic Time

8 hours

Test Methodology

Particle Enhanced Immunoturbidimetric

Reference Range

<45 mg/dL

Test Usage

Determination of potential risk for coronary artery disease

LOINC

10835-7

CPT Coding

83695

M Fee Code

20917

Alternate Specimen

Red top, Green top (heparin). [12/09]

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