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Test Code VITD Vitamin D, Total

Methodology

Chemiluminometric Immunoassay

Performing Laboratory

Aspen Valley Hospital

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:  Gold-top serum gel tube(s) or orange-top tube(s).

Specimen:  2 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of serum

Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Allow specimen to clot for approximately 10 minutes and spin down. If drawing gold-top serum gel tube, send entire tube to laboratory. If drawing orange-top tube, remove serum and place in separate plastic vial. If there is a delay in transport of >48 hours, send specimen frozen.

Reference Values

Deficient: ≤19 ng/mL
Insufficient: 20- 30 ng/mL
Sufficient: 30-100 ng/mL
Toxic: ≥101 ng/mL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82306