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Test Name Alias
Insulin Blood Level | 6705 | SHO6705 | 1230100841
Interface Order Alias
10181
Ordering Instructions
If Insulin Level and Insulin Free and Total are ordered together, Insulin Level will be cancelled.
Collection Instructions
Specimen Collection: Blood
Container(s): Gold Top (Serum Separator-SST Gel) or Light Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL
Neonate Volume to Collect: 0.5 mL
Capillary collect ok? Yes
Microtainer acceptable: Yes
Collection Instructions:
- Fasting specimen preferred but not required
- After collection, gently invert tube 8-10 times.
- Specimen should be processed within 2 hours See Processing Instructions.
Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)
- Processed Specimen: Serum or Plasma
- Centrifuge/Spin: Yes
- Aliquot: Yes
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Processing Instructions:
- Serum is preferred specimen type
- Green Tube/Plasma: Centrifuge after collection.
- Gold Tube/Serum: Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes in a vertical position and centrifuge within 2 hours.
- Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 4 hours
Refrigerate: 24 hours
Frozen: aliquot plasma/serum for longer storage
Laboratory Retention: 72 hours
Test Frequency
Available daily, usual TAT 1 day.
Reference Range
0.0 – 17.0 µU/mL
Performing Department
Chemistry
Performing Department Laboratory Location
Corewell Health Reference Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Methodology
Method is Roche cobas Electrochemiluminescense Immunoassay.
Patient results determined by assays using different manufacturers for methods may not be comparable.
CPT
83525
CDM Code
3018352501
Epic Test ID
1230100841
LOINC
Insulin Lvl: 20448-7
Mayo Access Code
SHO6705
Reviewed Date
3/7/2024
Updated Date
3/14/2024 - Reference Range
12/2/2025 - Gold Top Preferred specimen
Orderable Regions
Southwest; West