Test Code VITD Vitamin D
Performing Laboratory
| Beckley Cancer Center Laboratory | 304-461-2222 |
| Greenbrier Valley Laboratory | 304-647-6060 |
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| Parkersburg Laboratory | 304-865-3679 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
Specimen Requirements
Greenbrier, Memorial and Teays Locations
Plasma- Mint Green, Dark Green Lithium Heparin or Serum- SST gold top, red top
Allow SST or red top to completely clot
Spin and physically separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible
4 mL of plasma/serum (minimum 2 mL)
Beckley and Parkersburg Locations
Serum- SST gold top, red top
Allow SST or red top to completely clot
Spin and physically separate serum from contact with cells as soon as possible
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
- Hemolyzed
Additional rejections ONLY at Beckley and Parkersburg
- Turbid
- Plasma-citrate, EDTA, and heparin
- Lipemic
Storage and Stability
Greenbrier, Memorial and Teays
| Room temperature 15-30oC | < 8 hours |
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | >8 hours- 7days |
| Frozen <-20oC | 1 year |
Beckley and Parkersburg
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 7 days |
| Frozen -20oC | 4 weeks |
Thaw samples no more than 3 times.
Reference Values
30.0-100.0 ng/mL
Methodology
| Greenbrier, Memorial and Teays | Chemiluminescent two-step competitive binding immunoenzymatic assay |
| Beckley and Parkersburg | Competitive IA technique |
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Friday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
82306