Leptin
Order Code: LEPTIN
Epic Lab Code: LAB3497
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 0.5 mL of serum from fasting patient
Rejection Criteria:
Icteric or nonfasting specimens.
Specimen Instructions:
The patient should be fasting overnight.
Turn Around Time:
8 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Male: 0.5-12.7 ng/mL
Female: 3.9-30.0 ng/mL
Methodology:
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
CPT Code:
83520
 
See Additional Information:
Fasting Specimen Requirements