Vitamin C VITC

Synonyms

VITC
Ascorbic Acid

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Vitamin C, Serum

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Vitamin C, Serum

EPIC Order Name

Vitamin C

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Mt Grn

Collection Instructions

Specimen must be protected from light.

Container/Tube: Mint Green-top (lithium heparin) tube
Specimen: 1 mL (minimum volume: 0.5 mL) of plasma
Collection Instructions: Collect blood by venipuncture into a green-top containing
lithium heparin and mix immediately by gentle inversion at least six times to
ensure adequate mixing. Plasma must be separated from cells immediately
after venipuncture and transferred to light-protected amber plastic tube.
Separated plasma must be placed on dry ice for shipment within 4 hours
of separation.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature Unstable
Refrigerated Unstable
Frozen 14 days

Methodology

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

Monday through Friday
TAT: 4-6 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82180
 
LOINC Code: 1903-4

PDM

5902760

Result Interpretation

0.4 - 2.0  mg/dL
Vitamin C deficiency is generally defined as plasma or serum
concentrations less than 0.2 mg/dL and levels between
0.2 and 0.4 mg/dL are considered low.

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