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Order Code LAB6 Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH),  Serum 

Important Note

Transport specimen at Ambient temperature

**No Add-Ons Accepted**

Additional Codes

Test Name in EPIC

EPIC Test Code           

Mnemonic

RV LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE

LAB6

LDH

 

Useful For

Monitoring of a variety of diseases involving the heart, liver, muscle, kidney, lung or blood

Specimen Requirements

Special Note:  Serum and plasma must be removed from cells within 1 hour of collection

 

Specimen Type: Serum

Preferred: SST 

Acceptable:  Plain, red-top tube 

Specimen Volume: 2 mL serum

Pediatric (minimum) volume: 0.5 mL serum

Specimen Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Stability          
Serum  Ambient (preferred) 2 days
  Refrigerated N/A
  Frozen N/A

Reference Values

120 - 246 U/L

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Ridgeview Medical Center Laboratory

Methodology

Multiple-point rate

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83615