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LEPTIN |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2602 Geisinger Epic ID: 41805 | ||||||||||||||
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | ||||||||||||||
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
1 mL serum; minimum 0.2 mL | ||||||||||||||
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and transfer to plastic screw-cap vials. | ||||||||||||||
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | ||||||||||||||
Specimen stability: |
Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 35 days. | ||||||||||||||
Rejection criteria: |
Moderate hemolysis, gross hemolysis, hypericteric specimens | ||||||||||||||
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Pediatric Male and Female
Adult Lean Subjects (18-71 Years) with BMI range of 18-25
Adult Subjects (19-60 Years) with BMI range of 25-30
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CPT code(s): |
82397 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | |||||||||||||||
Methodology: |
Electrochemiluminescence |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 90367 LEPTIN
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Clinical significance: |
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that is essential for normal body weight regulation. Leptin production is under neuroendocrine control so that serum concentrations vary directly with the amount of triglycerides stored in adipose tissue depots. | ||||||||||||||