Carnitine

What it measures

• Carnitine, TotalLOINC 14288-5
• Carnitine, FreeLOINC 14286-9
• Carnitine, EstersLOINC 19074-4
• Esterified/Free RatioLOINC 40869-0

Before the visit

Patient should be in a well-fed state.

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL frozen serum

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Also accepted

Plasma collected in: Sodium heparin (green-top) tube

Container

Transport tube

Temperature

Frozen

Separate serum by centrifugation. Avoid hemolysis. Remove serum and place in plastic tube. Freeze immediately after separation.

Turnaround

Set up: Mon-Sat (p.m.); Report available: 3 days

Billing

CPT 82379