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Test Code VITB2 Vitamin B2

Important Note

Use for nutritional assessment of vitamin B2

Additional Codes

0081123

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatorgaphy
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

PST foil

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Collection Instructions

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

Transport

Frozen
 

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

Turn Around Time

2-7 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing
 

Test Alias

81123; RBVB2; B2 Vitamin; Riboflavin

CPT Coding

84252
 

EPIC Code

LAB1091
 

Acceptable Collection Container

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

Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday, Wednesday and Friday

LOINC

49038-3