Vitamin K1, Serum
0099225
 
Ordering Recommendation
Mnemonic
VIT K
Methodology
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Performed
Sun, Tue-Sat
Reported
2-6 days
New York DOH Approval Status
This test is New York DOH approved.
Specimen Required
Patient Preparation
Patient should fast overnight for 12 hours and should not consume alcohol for 24 hours prior to blood draw.  
Collect
Plain red or serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA).  
Specimen Preparation
Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection. Transfer 2 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Amber Transport Tube. (Min: 1.2 mL)  
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.  
Unacceptable Conditions
Any specimen other than serum or EDTA plasma. Hemolyzed specimens.  
Remarks
 
Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 6 months  
Reference Interval
0.10-2.20 ng/mL
Interpretive Data


See Compliance Statement B: www.aruplab.com/CS
Note
CPT Code(s)
84597
Components
Component Test Code*Component Chart Name
0099225Vitamin K1
* Component test codes cannot be used to order tests. The information provided here is not sufficient for interface builds; for a complete test mix, contact interface support at interface.support@aruplab.com.
Cross References
  • K1, Vitamin (Vitamin K1, Serum)