Test Details
Mnemonic
NMRPC
Ordering Code
3609800
CPT-4 Code(s)
83704
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
12 - 14 hour fast prior to collection.
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Allow to clot at room temperature. Centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 8 hours and send 2.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial. DO NOT Freeze.
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Separator tube, frozen specimens, plasma specimens, non-fasting or lipemic specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 2 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes