ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Vitamin E, Serum or Plasma : 0080521

Mnemonic: VIT E

Methodology: Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Performed: Sun, Tue-Sat
Reported: 1-4 days
Specimen Required: Patient Prep: Patient should fast for 12 hours and abstain from alcohol for 24 hours prior to collection.

Collect: Green (sodium or lithium heparin) or serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA).

Specimen Preparation: Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Amber Transport Tube. (Min: 0.2 mL) Avoid hemolysis.

Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions: Whole blood or body fluids other than serum or plasma.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen at -20°C: 1 year
Reference Interval:
 
Test Number Components Reference Interval
 Vitamin E (α-Tocopherol)  
 
Age Reference Interval
0-1 month
2-5 months
6 months-1 year
2-12 years
13 years and older 		1.0-3.5 mg/L
2.0-6.0 mg/L
3.5-8.0 mg/L
5.5-9.0 mg/L
5.5-18.0 mg/L
 Vitamin E (γ-Tocopherol)  0-6.0 mg/L

CPT Code(s): 84446
Cross References: Alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E, Serum or Plasma), E, Vitamin (Vitamin E, Serum or Plasma), Tocopherol (Vitamin E, Serum or Plasma)