LIPASE, BLOOD
Colorimetric
	Test Performed At:
		St. Louis Children’s Hospital
	Specimen Required:
		Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube(s), and send 1.0 mL (pediatric: 0.3 mL green SAMPLETTE™) of lithium heparin whole blood.
	Laboratory Notes:
		Spin and separate.
	Reference Values:
		5-50 Units/L
		Critical value (automatic callback): >100 Units/L
		Critical test results will be called initially and every 168 hours thereafter.
	Day(s) Test Set Up:
		Monday - Sunday
	Cut-Off Time:
		None
	Turn Around Time:
		Same day
	CPT Code:
		83690
	Care Manager Order Name:
		Lipase ONCE RTN
	KIDDOS Order Name:
		Lipase
	Cerner Order Name:
		Lipase

Last Updated 07/08