Vitamin K1, Serum

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Ordering Recommendation

Use for nutritional assessment of vitamin K1.

Mnemonic

VIT K

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Performed

Sun-Fri

Reported

2-5 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 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Amber Transport Tube. (Min: 0.6 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

0.22-4.88 nmol/L

Interpretive Data

Vitamin K concentration is reported as nanomoles per liter (nmol/L). To convert concentration to nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), multiply the result by 0.45.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

84597

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0099225 Vitamin K1 9622-2
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Aliases

  • K1, Vitamin
  • Phylloquinone
  • phytonadione
Vitamin K1, Serum