Vitamin K1
Order Code: VTK
Epic Lab Code: LAB4258
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:
Preferred Minimum: 2.0 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 1.2 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Any specimen other than serum or EDTA plasma. Hemolyzed specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Wrap specimen in aluminum foil to protect from light. Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.
Analytic Time:
1 week upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0.10 - 2.20 ng/mL
Comments:
Overnight 12 hour fast preferred. Do not consume alcohol for one day prior to blood draw. Avoid hemolysis. Separate samples must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Methodology:
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
CPT Code:
84597
 
See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery