Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Plasma

Specimen Container

green-sodium

Specimen Collection Type

plasma

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

0.3 mL

Specimen Preparation

Protect from light, centrifuge, transfer plasma and freeze within 1 hour of collection

Stability

Ambient Stability: unable
Refrig Stability: unable
Frozen Stability: 1 Month

Unacceptable Conditions

EDTA plasma, whole blood, or body fluids. Grossly hemolyzed specimens.

Preferred Transportation Temperature

FROZEN

Remarks

Thawing and refreezing of the specimen and exposure to light will result in decreased Vitamin C concentration.

Performed

Sun, Tue-Thu, Sat

Reported

1-6 days

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Ascorbate
0080380

Test OR Panel

Test

Interferences

light protected

AOE

IsFasting

Misc Instructions

STORAGE AND TRANSFER: CRITICAL FROZEN AND LIGHT PROTECTED. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered

Unit of Measurement

mg/dL

CPT Codes

82180

LOINC

1903-4

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