ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0020024: Glucose, Plasma or Serum |
| Test Mnemonic: GLU | |
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Methodology: Enzymatic
Performed: Sun-Sat Reported: Within 24 hours |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 4 mL gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate), PST, or SST.
Transport: 1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.2 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. Remarks: Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 year |
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| Reference Interval: |
| By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation) |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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A normal fasting glucose concentration is less than 100 mg/dL. An impaired fasting glucose concentration is 100-125 mg/dL. A provisional diagnosis of diabetes mellitus can be made when a fasting glucose concentration is greater than 125 mg/dL.
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| CPT Code(s): | |
| 82947 |