- YVB2
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Specimen:
Test Code
YVB2
Specimen Name
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Collect
Sodium or Lithium Heparin Plasma
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Plasma, Refrigerated.
Special Handling
Protect from light during storage and shipment. Separate plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection. Transfer plasma to a transport tube. Separate light-protected specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Rejection Criteria
Serum, whole blood, or body fluids. EDTA preserved tubes. Lipemic specimens.
Stability
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 month
Methodology
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Performed
Sunday/Wednesday/Friday
Reported
2-7 days
CPT Codes
- 84252
Components
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Additional Information
MUST BE PROTECTED FROM LIGHT. Use for nutritional assessment of vitamin B2.
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Common Lab Definitions
- Serum
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