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Test Code VITB2 Vitamin B2

Important Note

Use for nutritional assessment of vitamin B2

Additional Codes

0081123

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

PST foil

Collection Instructions

Protect from light. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection and transfer to an amber aliquot tube.

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Rejection Criteria

Serum, whole blood, or body fluids.  EDTA preserved tubes. Lipemic specimens
 

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 1 month

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday, Wednesday and Friday

Test Alias

81123; RBVB2; B2 Vitamin; Riboflavin

CPT Coding

84252
 

EPIC Code

LAB1091
 

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatorgaphy
 

Acceptable Collection Container

Green (Sodium or Lithium Heparin) or Plasma Separator Tube (PST). Protect from light. (NaHfoil, GRNfoil, GRN-PSTfoil)
 

Transport

Frozen
 

Turn Around Time

2-7 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing
 

LOINC

49038-3