Coenzyme Q10, Total

Label Mnemonic:	COENZQ10
Epic code:	LAB2904
Downtime form:	A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Serum

Specimen Instructions:

Patient should fast overnight prior to sample collection; patient may have water. It is not necessary to discontinue nutritional supplements prior to this test.

Collection Medium:

Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)

Minimum:

Preferred Minimum: 1 mL serum
Absolute minimum: 0.3 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Specimens other than serum. Hemolyzed specimens. Specimens exposed to repeated freeze thaw cycles.

Turn Around Time:

1-5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

0.4-1.6 mg/L

Methodology:

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography

CPT Code:

82542

See Additional Information:
Fasting Specimen Requirements