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Test Code CHOLS / 007211-LC PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE, TOTAL, SERUM

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Label Text                                   CHOLS
EPIC LAB10037
LabCorp                               007211                                                  

Performing Laboratory

Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)

Useful For

The evaluation of preoperative patients for succinylcholine anesthetic sensitivity, generic or secondary to insecticide exposure

Method Name

Kinetic

Spectrophotometry (SP)

Reference Values

Male:

1 day to 5 years: Not established

6 to 17 years: 1396-3282 U/L

18 to 70 years: 1801-3537 U/L

71 years and older: 903-2964 U/L

Female:

1 day to 1 year: Not established

2 to 12 years: 1649-2940 U/L

13 to 50 years: 1247-2978 U/L

51 to 80 years: 1355-3299 U/L

81 years and older: Not established

Days and Times Test Performed

1 day weekly

Varies

Report Available

2-4 Days

Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Preferred Volume

Serum: 0.5 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.2 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Specimen Collection and Handling

1. Spin down immediately after clotting (30 minutes) and separate from clot.

2. Send at ambient temperature.

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type: Serum

Frozen: 14 Days

Refrigerated: 14 Days

Room Temp: 14 Days

Note: Stable x3 freeze/thaw cycles.

Add On Capable

Contact Reference Lab – If add-on can never be done, report the test to the Administrative Analyst

Advance Beneficiary Notice Requirements

No ABN Required

CPT Code Information

CPT Code

CPT Description

CPT Disclaimer
82480 Cholinesterase, Serum, Quantitative  

Keywords

CHOLINESTERASE

Performing Laboratory Location

Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)

LOINC Code Information

2098-2

Acceptable Alternative Container(s)

Red Top Tube

Rejection Information

Whole blood specimen or hemolysis