Pipecolic Acid
Order Code: PIPAPS
Epic Lab Code: LAB3859
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Minimum:
Draw 1.5 mL from a fasting patient (4 hours or more, infants just before next feeding). Absolute Minimum: 1.0 mL
Analytic Time:
31 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
< or =1 week: 3.75-10.8 nmol/L >1 week: 0.7-2.5 nmol/L
Comments:
Patient's age is required on request form for processing.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
CPT Code:
82543
 
See Additional Information:
Fasting Specimen Requirements