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Test Code FRUCT / 100800-LC FRUCTOSAMINE, SERUM

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Software Test Code
SoftID                                                  FRUCT                                                                   
EPIC LAB1013
LabCorp 100800

Performing Laboratory

Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)

Useful For

Evaluating diabetic control, reflecting diabetic control over a shorter time period (one to three weeks) than that represented by hemoglobin A1c (four to eight weeks)

Indicated as an index of longer-term control than glucose levels, especially in diabetic subjects with abnormal hemoglobins and in type 1 diabetes in children.

Method Name

Colorimetric

Reference Values

Apparently healthy population:

20-60 years: 205-285 umol/L

Poorly controlled diabetic:

228-563 umol/L (mean: 396 umol/L)

Days and Times Test Performed

Monday through Saturday

Report Available

1-3 Days

Specimen Type

Serum

Preferred Container

Serum Separator Tube (SST)

Preferred Volume

Serum: 1 mL (Serum Separator Tube (SST))

Minimum Volume

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

Specimen Collection and Handling

1. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection.

2. Maintain specimen at room temperature.

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
82985 Glycated Protein, Quantitative  

Performing Laboratory Location

Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)

Clinical Significance

Fructosamine is found in the plasma of both normal and diabetic individuals. “Fructosamine” is the term used to describe proteins that have been glycated (i.e., are derivatives of the non-enzymatic reaction product of glucose and albumin). It has been advocated as an alternative test to hemoglobin A1c.

LOINC Code Information

15069-8

Acceptable Alternative Container(s)

Red Top Tube

Rejection Information

Gross hemolysis, improper labeling, and gross lipemia