The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Pipecolic Acid
Order Code: PIPAPS
Epic Lab Code: LAB3859
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Draw 1.5 mL from a fasting patient (4 hours or more, infants just 
before next feeding).
Absolute Minimum:  1.0 mL


Analytic Time:


3 weeks


Reference Range:


< or =1 week:  3.75-10.8 umol/L
>1 week:  0.7-2.5 umol/L


Comments:


Patient's age is required on request form for processing.


Methodology:


Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)


CPT Code:


82543


 


See Additional Information:
Fasting Specimen Requirements




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Updated: 05/23/2007

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