Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Vitamin B12

Synonyms

  • B-12
  • COBALAMIN
  • LAB67
  • VB12
  • VITAMIN B12

Cerner Name

Vitamin B12

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen: 1 mL of serum

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

2 Hours Room Temperature
2 Days refrigerated
56 Days frozen 

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82607
 
LOINC Code: 3026-2

PDM

5300385

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
VITAMIN B12, SERUM VITAMINB12 VITAMIN B 12 Vitamin B12

Result Interpretation

232 - 1245 pg/mL
 
 
 
 

Forms
LAB67 build edit