Days Set Up
Monday - Friday
Analytic Time

3 - 10 days

Soft Order Code
MMLR

Test Updated:

Synonyms

HDL3
High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Fractions
HDL Cholesterol Subclasses
HDL Subfractions
HDL2
Cholesterol, HDL Subfractions
HDL Fractions

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Precipitation, Colorimetric, Enzymatic

Test Usage
 
Reference Range

HDL-2 cholesterol: 9 - 38 mg/dL; HDL-3 cholesterol: 22 - 35 mg/dL.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

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.

Yellow Top Tube
Normal Volume
3 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1.5 mL serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
83701
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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Our High Standard

Quality that sets us apart

As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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