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Test ID BLOD0218 Vitamin B3

AKA

Niacin, Nicotinic Acid

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. 

Stability/Transport

 

Room Temperature  Unacceptable    
Refrigerated   Unacceptable    
Frozen   30 days   Preferred for transport  

 

Performed Test Frequency

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Methodology

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

Performing Lab

Quest Chantilly

CPT

84591

Specimen Volume

 

Preferred Volume   2.0 mL  
Minimum Volume   1.0 mL  

 

Report Available

4 days

Interface Build Information

Result Code Result Code Description  
15944 Nicotinic Acid
15945 Nicotinamide