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VITAMIN B12
Test CodeLAB67
CPT Codes
82607
Preferred Specimen
Adult: One 4.5 mL light green top tube
Pediatric: One light green top microtainer
Pediatric: One light green top microtainer
Other Acceptable Specimens
Red top, or gold top tube
Instructions
Sample must be centrifuged within one hour of collection. Serum/plasma (red top tube) must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Centrifuge within one hour of collection
Ambient: 3 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: not specified
Ambient: 3 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: not specified
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross Hemolysis
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
200-900 pg/mL
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center Barnesville Hospital Braxton County Memorial Camden Clark Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center Jackson General Hospital Princeton Community Hospital Potomac Valley Hospital Reynolds Memorial Hospital Summersville Regional Medical Center St. Joseph’s Hospital United Hospital Center Uniontown Hospital Wetzel County Hospital Wheeling Hospital