Days Set Up
Tuesday and Friday
Analytic Time

3 - 12 days

MiChart Code
CERAM
Soft Order Code
CERAM

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Test Usage

Evaluation for risk of major adverse cardiovascular events within the next 1 to 5 years

Reference Range

By report

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

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in EDTA tube. Spin and aliquot into plastic capped tube. Freeze within 8 hours of collection. Send to Specimen Processing frozen.

Normal Volume
1 mL EDTA plasma
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL EDTA plasma

Billing Information

CPT Code
0119U
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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