Vitamin E, Plasma or Serum VITE
Method(s) | Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography | |||||||||
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Specimen Required | ||||||||||
Collect | One 3 mL green (sodium or lithium heparin) or gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: lavender or pink (EDTA) top tubes. |
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Transport | 1 mL plasma or serum refrigerated (Min: 0.2 mL). Separate serum or plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection. |
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Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 year (-20°C) | |||||||||
Unacceptable Conditions | Whole blood or body fluids other than serum or plasma. |
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Schedule | Daily | |||||||||
Billing Code | 5010287 | |||||||||
CPTCode | 84446 | |||||||||
Notes | Patient should fast for 12 hours and abstain from alcohol for 24 hours prior to collection. Avoid hemolysis. |
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