Carnitine Panel

Specimen:

Test Code

YCARNPAN

Specimen Name

Carnitine Panel

Collect

1-Green Top (Heparinized)
Also acceptable Plain Red Top

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Plasma or Serum CRITICAL FROZEN

Special Handling

Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.5 mL serum or plasma to a standard transport tube and freeze immediately. Avoid hemolysis.

Rejection Criteria

Room temperature specimens. Specimens that have been refrigerated for greater than 12 hours. Grossly hemolyzed specimens.

Stability

Ambient Unacceptable; Refrigerated 12 hours; Frozen 1 month

Methodology

Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday

Reported

4-9 days

CPT Codes

  • 82017
  • 82379

Components

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Additional Information

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