Body Fluid Lipid Analysis

• CPT Code: 82664, 84311, 84478
• LOINC:
• Specimen Type: BODY FLUID, PROTECT FROM LIGHT
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; Analytic time 3 days
• Instructions: 3.0 mL fluid, centrifuge and separate. Send supernatant and sediment in separate tubes, Frozen. Label as supernatant and sediment. Protect from light.
• Text: Distinguish between chylous and nonchylous effusions. Determine if bleeding has occurred in body fluid. Identifying iatrogenic effusions. Components: Z4857 Fluid Type; Z4858 Cholesterol; Z4859 Triglycerides; Z4860 Bilirubin; Z4861 Hemoglobin; Z4862 Comment.
• Methodology: Colorimetry, Spectrophotometry, Electrophoresis