Test Code VPA VALPROIC ACID
Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller Laboratory
Specimen Container:
Green Lithium Heparin Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred: Lithium heparin (light green-top)
Acceptable: Serum from a plain red top tube
Minimum volume: 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.
Reference Intervals:
50 – 100 UG/ML
Day(s) Testing is Performed
Monday-Sunday
CPT Coding:
80164
SPECIMEN STABILITY:
3 days refrigerated