This commercial sendout test is not on the Allina Health Laboratory formulary, and cannot be collected, ordered or sent through Allina Health.
See Clinical and Interpretive info tab for suggested individual tests
First line test is Vitamin B12 (272).
If the Vitamin B12 concentration is less than 150 ng/L, then the Intrinsic Factor Antibodies (13349) test is performed at an additional charge.
If IFBA result is negative or indeterminate, then the Gastrin, blood (13324) test is performed at an additional charge.
If the Vitamin B12 concentration is 150 to 400 ng/L, then the Methylmalonic acid (13583) test is performed at an additional charge.
If the MMA result is greater than 0.40 nmol/mL, then the Intrinsic Factor Antibodies (13349) test is performed at an additional charge.
If the IFBA test is negative or indeterminate, then the Gastrin, blood (13324) test is performed at an additional charge.