Test Overview
Test Methodology
Precipitation, Colorimetric, Enzymatic
Reference Range *
HDL-2 cholesterol: 9 - 38 mg/dL; HDL-3 cholesterol: 22 - 35 mg/dL.
Test Details
Days Set Up
Monday - Friday
Analytic Time
3 - 10 days
Soft Order Code
MMLR
Synonyms
- HDL3
- High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Fractions
- HDL Cholesterol Subclasses
- HDL Subfractions
- HDL2
- Cholesterol, HDL Subfractions
- HDL Fractions
Laboratory
Sendout
Reference Laboratory
Mayo FHDLS (90186) (Quest)
Section
Special Testing
Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions
Collect blood in a red top or SST tube from a fasting patient (patient should be on a stable diet for 2 weeks and should fast for at least 12 hours prior to specimen collection). Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and freeze.
Special Handling
Fasting specimen.
Normal Volume
3 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1.5 mL serum
Additional Information
Test sent to Mayo Medical Laboratories; performed by Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute.
Billing
CPT Code
83701
NY State Approved
No