Glucose

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General Information

Lab Name
Glucose
Lab Code
GLU
Epic Ordering
Glucose Serum, Nonfasting
Description

Fasting glucose of 126 mg/dL or greater or random glucose >200 mg/dL is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus. Reference: Diabetes Care 2013 36: S11-S66. It can be found on the following website: Diabetes Care

Synonyms

Interpretation

Method

Spectrophotometric

Reference Range
Units: mg/dL
Female Male
AgeRangeAgeRange
0-29d62-125 0-29d62-125
1m-62-125 1m-62-125

Effective date: 03/01/2015

Ref. Range Notes

Upper limit is based on ADA guidelines for diagnosis of diabetes using a fasting glucose measurement. See above for website.

Ordering & Collection

Specimen Type
Blood
Collection

HMC and UW-MT Onsite Locations

Preferred: 4 mL blood in LIME GREEN PST tube

Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, RED TOP, GREEN TOP ( Lithium Heparin), GRAY TOP or GREEN TOP ( Sodium Heparin )

Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER

Offsite Clinic or Other Locations

Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube

Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP, GREEN TOP ( Lithium Heparin) , GRAY TOP or GREEN TOP ( Sodium Heparin)

Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER

Handling Instructions
Quantity
requested: 0.5 mL plasma/serum
minimum: 0.1 mL plasma/serum

Processing

Processing

Refrigerate plasma/serum

Note: Plasma or serum collected in green, gold or red top tubes should be separated from the cells within 2 hr and stored refrigerated. Glucose in such specimens is stable up to 16 hr after collection. Glucose specimens collected in gray top tubes are stable up to 24 hr without separation or refrigeration.

Performance

LIS Dept Code
Chemistry, Automated Panels (CHA)
Performing Location(s)
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600

325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420

UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344

UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133

UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600

Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195

FHCC Fred Hutch Community Lab, Evergreen Campus
425-441-2640

10240 NE 128th St
Kirkland, WA 98034

FHCC Fred Hutch Alliance Lab
206-606-1088

825 Eastlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109

Frequency
Daily
Available STAT?
Yes

Billing & Coding

CPT codes
82947
LOINC
2345-7
Interfaced Order Code
UOW3835
Interfaced Result Code
UOW3835