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HelpTest Code CHR1NIC Concert Health Panel with Nicotine
Useful For
To be used for Concert Health/Occupational Medicine use only. See individual test listings.
Synonyms/Keywords
Concert Health, CHR
Specimen Requirements
| Fasting Required | Specimen Type | Preferred Container/Tube | Acceptable Container/Tube | Specimen Volume | Specimen Minimum Volume (allows for 1 repeat) |
Pediatric Minimum Volume (no repeat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred but not required: 9-12 hours | Serum | Red Top Tube (RTT) | 3.0 mL | 2.5 mL |
Collection/Processing Instructions
Serum to be obtained from blood collected in tubes without gel barriers must be centrifuged and removed from cells within one hour of collection for storage and transport.
Do not send the primary collection tube(s).
Specimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Serum | Ambient | 5 days |
| Refrigerate | 7 days | |
| Frozen | 30 days |
Rejection Criteria
| Samples not meeting specimen requirements or stability information. |
|---|
| Specimens in contact with cells for more than 2 hours. |
| Grossly hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic samples. |
| Serum Separator Tubes (SST) are not acceptable. |
Test Components
Includes GLU, GGT, BLIPO (Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Triglyceride, calcuated LDL Cholesterol and NONHDL Cholesterol), and NICTS (Nicotine and Metabolites).
Test Information
See individual BLIPO, GLU, GGT and NICTS test listings.
Reference Range Information
| Performing Location | Reference Range |
|---|---|
| Marshfield | See individual GLU, GGT, BLIPO, NICTS tests for reference range information. |
Marshfield Labs Performing Department
Marshfield Labs Chemistry
Performing Information
| Performing Location | Day(s) Test Performed | Analytical Time | Methodology/Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield: BLIPO, GGT, GLU | Monday through Sunday | Less than 2 hours | Beckman AU5800 |
| Marshfield: NICTS | Tuesday and Friday; may be batched and set up on alternative days of the week | 2-4 days | Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LCMS/MS) |
CPT Codes
| CPT | Modifier (if needed) |
Quantity | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80061 | 1 | BLIPO | ||
| 82947 | 1 | GLU | ||
| 82977 | 1 | GGT | ||
| 80323 | 1 | Single Drug Class | ||
| G0480 | 1 | Single Drug Class | For Medicare/Medicaid |