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

Additional Information

Collect specimen after an overnight fast.

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  • Serum 
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