Test Details
Mnemonic
LACPL
Ordering Code
3600036
CPT-4 Code(s)
83605
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patient should be fasting and at rest. Patient should not do any exercise of the arm or hand before or during collection.
Collect
Gray sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate tube and chill on ice immediately.
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge specimen within 15 minutes of collection. Remove plasma and send 1.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Hemolyzed, EDTA, citrate, or iodoacetate as anticoagulants. Tubes less than half full.
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Enzymatic
Reference Range
0.5 - 2.2 mmol/L
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes