Test Details
Mnemonic
125VD
Ordering Code
1007190
CPT-4 Code(s)
82652
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: EDTA, heparin
Serum: Red top
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Rejection Criteria
Hemolysis, gross lipemia, EDTA plasma from Dark blue EDTA collection tube
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Chemiluminescence
Reference Range
20-79 pg/mL
Vitamin D 1, 25 dihydroxy levels should
be primarily used to assess Vitamin D
status in patients with renal disease
and hypercalcemia.
Vitamin D 1, 25 dihydroxy levels are
generally less than 5 pg/mL in end
stage renal disease patients.
The preferred initial test for assessing
vitamin D status in the general
population in Vitamin D.
Vitamin D 1, 25 dihydroxy levels should
be primarily used to assess Vitamin D
status in patients with renal disease
and hypercalcemia.
Vitamin D 1, 25 dihydroxy levels are
generally less than 5 pg/mL in end
stage renal disease patients.
The preferred initial test for assessing
vitamin D status in the general
population in Vitamin D.
Performing Laboratory
WARDE MEDICAL LABORATORY
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes