Method Name
Colormetric
Aliases
Cholesterol, Cholesterol
Specimen Required
One Lithium Heparin separator or one SST/gel tube
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.5 mL of blood
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuged specimen stable for 7 days refrigerated.
Special Instructions
Fasting specimen is preferred.
Performing Laboratory
As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.
Reference Values
< 200 mg/dL