Posted Date
Effective Date
Test Name Glucose, Serum
Update Type Reference range changed
Order Code GLUC

REVISED REFERENCE RANGES

 

Glucose, Serum

Order Code:                  GLUC

Fee Code:                    20502

 

Effective February 8, 2022, Michigan Medicine Laboratories will be harmonizing Glucose level reference ranges and critical value cutoff values over all institutional platforms.  The new range determinations were a result of an effort between the Michigan Medicine Department of Pathology and Glycemic Management Pharmacy & Therapeutics Subcommittee. 

 

This test is also a component of the following panels:

  • Basic Metabolic Panel (BASIC)
  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (COMP)
  • Glucose Tolerance, 2 Hour (GLUC2) (component GLF)
  • Glucose Tolerance, 3 Hour (GLUC3) (component GLF)
  • Pediatric Obesity Panel (POP)
  • Renal Function Panel (RENAL)

 

Please note the new ranges below:

 

Reference Ranges (mg/dL):

Current

low

high

 

New

low

high

0 to 11 months

40

120

 

0 to 1 year (thru 11 months)

60

150

12 months to 4 years

50

130

 

1 year (12 months) to 150 years

70

180

5 to 11 years

50

135

 

 

 

 

12 to 150 years

73

100

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Notification Ranges (mg/dL):

Current

low

high

 

New

low

high

0 to 3 months

<40

>200

 

0 thru 1 day

<40

>200

4 to 11 months

<40

>500

 

2 days to 1 year (thru 11 mos.)

<50

>200

12 months - 150 years

<50

>500

 

1 year (12 mos.) to 150 years

<50

>450