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Vitamin A

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Green Top (Li Heparin)
  • One Green Top (Na Heparin)
  • One Lavender (EDTA)
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)
  • One Red Top

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable:
  • 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Draw specimen following an overnight (12-hour) fast. Patient should not consume alcohol for one day prior to blood draw.

Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 Month(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 84590

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components

  • 93212 - VITAMIN A
  • 93220 - INTERPRETATION:
  • 93221 - RETINYL PALMITATE
Last Updated: October 14, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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