91232 Vitamin K1 - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91232 Vitamin K1

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 10 mL Red Top
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

2 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Protect from Light
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Separate from cells ASAP
Draw specimen following an overnight (12-hour) fast. Patient should not consume alcohol for one day prior to blood draw.
Separate and freeze, protected from light within one hour of collection.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 Month(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Performed:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Reported:

3-7 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

84597

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0.10-2.20 ng/mL