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Test ID BLOD0218 Vitamin B3

Specimen Type/Requirements

Red (Serum w/out gel) tube - Serum (preferred)
Lavender (EDTA) tube -  plasma

 

Note:  Protect specimen from light.

Do not use gel barrier or serum separator tubes.
 

This test requires its own frozen aliquot.

 

Not affected by hemolysis or lipemia. 

Specimen Volume

 

Preferred Volume   2.0 mL  
Minimum Volume   1.0 mL  

 

Performed Test Frequency

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Report Available

4 days

Methodology

Liquid Chomatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Performing Lab

Quest Chantilly

CPT

84591

Interface Build Information

Result Code Result Code Description  
15944 Nicotinic Acid
15945 Nicotinamide

 

 

 

AKA

Niacin, Nicotinic Acid

Stability/Transport

 

Room Temperature  Unacceptable    
Refrigerated   Unacceptable    
Frozen   30 days   Preferred for transport