Vitamin D
Methodology
Ortho Vitros 7600, Immunoassay
Performing Laboratory
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Gold, tiger or red top
Serum only, plasma is not recommended
Serum: Yellow top/red top
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient/Refrigerated OK
Reference Values
20-80 ng/Ml:
Optimum levels in a healthy population are 20-50 ng/ml
3-19 ng/ml indicates Vitamin D deficiency
51-80 ng/ml associated with increased risk of hypercalciuria
>80 ng/ml may result in possible toxicity
Day(s) Test Set Up
M-F
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82306