Test Detail

Vitamin C

Test Code:

001805

Performing Lab: LABCORP BURLINGTON

CPT Code:

82180

Order Information
Results

Specimen Container	Green-top (lithium heparin) tube; amber plastic transport tube with amber-top. (If amber tubes are unavailable, cover standard transport tube completely, top and bottom, with aluminum foil. Identify specimen with patient name directly on the container and on the outside of the aluminum foil. Secure with tape.) For amber plastic transport tube and amber-top, order LabCorp No. 23594.
Specimen Type	Plasma, frozen and protected from light
Volume	1 mL
Minimum Volume	0.5 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Temperature	Freeze immediately and protect from light
Specimen Handling	Collect blood by venipuncture into a green-top containing lithium heparin and mix immediately by gentle inversion at least six times to ensure adequate mixing. Plasma must be separated from cells immediately after venipuncture and transferred to light-protected amber plastic tube. Separated plasma must be placed on dry ice for shipment within 4 hours of separation. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Methodology	Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)
Stability	Room Temperature: Unstable, Refrigerated: Unstable, Frozen: 14 days
Unacceptable Conditions	Anticoagulants other than lithium heparin; specimen not protected from light
TAT From Set-Up	3 - 5 Days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
001806	Vitamin C	1903-4