- VITB6
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Specimen:
Test Code
VITB6
Specimen Name
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Collect
Lithium or Sodium Heparin Plasma; EDTA Plasma; SST-Serum
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Plasma or Serum
Special Handling
Separate plasma or serum from cells, protect from light and transfer 1 mL plasma or serum to an Amber Transport Tube or Amber Bag within 1 hour of collection.
Rejection Criteria
Whole blood. Specimens not protected from light. Icteric specimens.
Stability
Preferred Frozen; Ambient: 3 Hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 2 months
Methodology
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-5 days
CPT Codes
- 84207
Components
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Additional Information
Collect specimen after an overnight fast.
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