Test Code NONHDLC NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL
Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller LaboratoryMethodology
Calculation
Specimen Container:
Green Lithium Heparin Tube
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Lithium heparin (light
green-top)
Acceptable: Serum Gel
Draw blood, spin down and send 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL)
of
plasma or serum.
Reference Intervals:
0 – 130 MG/DL
Day(s) Test Set Up:
Monday through Sunday