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Osteocalcin

Tube Type = Gold Top

Tube Type

Test ID   LAB1060
EPIC ORDER
  OSTEOCALCIN
CPT Code(s)   83937
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Referral Testing
Tube Station   30
Specimen Routine: 3 mL blood/gold SST tube; See Comments
  Micro: 2.25 mL blood
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time   3-5 days 
Reference Range Normal: See separate report
Comments

For 12 hours before collection, patients should not take multivitamins or dietary supplements containing biotin (vitamin B7).

Patient should be fasting (12 hours).

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 17, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514