VITAMIN A Mnemonic VITA Synonym Retinol Specimen Collection Requirements Patient Preparation Draw specimen following an overnight (12-hour) fast. Patient should not consume alcohol for one day before blood draw. Collect Plasma or Serum, one 4.0 mL green (sodium or lithium heparin) or gold (SST) top tube Handling Separate serum or plasma within 1 hour of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to transport tube immediately. (Min: 0.2 mL) Avoid hemolysis. Preferred Volume 1.0 mL Minimum Volume 0.2 mL Transport Refrigerated Rejection Criteria Hemolyzed specimens Stability AFTER SEPARATION FROM CELLS: Ambient: Unacceptable, Refrigerated: 1 month, Frozen: 1 year Testing Information Performed Sun - Sat Reported 3-5 days Method Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography Referral Lab ARUP (80525) Reference Values Reference Values Interpretation provided. CPT Codes 84590 Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2017 03:42:32 AM