Glucose, Plasma

What it measures

• Glucose, PlasmaLOINC 1558-6

Before the visit

Fasting required

Fasting required. Fasting is defined as no consumption of food or beverage other than water for at least 8 hours before testing.

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL plasma collected in a fluoride/oxalate (gray-top) tube

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Also accepted

Plasma from fluoride/oxalate (gray-top) tube in a plastic screw-cap vial • Serum (separated from cells immediately) in a plastic screw-cap vial • Spun SST • Plasma from lithium heparin (green-top) tube in a plastic screw-cap vial • Plasma from sodium heparin (green-top) tube in a plastic screw-cap vial

Container

Fluoride/oxalate (gray-top) tube

Temperature

Room temperature

Serum and plasma submissions must be separated from cells

Turnaround

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 3 days

Billing

CPT 82947