Vitamin B5

Last Modified: 11/17/2022 2:46:38 PM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements: 1.2 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Amber Vial
Collection Instructions: Protect from Light by placing in an Amber Vial

Avoid Thaw/Freeze Cycles
Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL Serum
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: Unacceptable Ambient
Unacceptable Refrigerated
30 days Frozen 
Rejection Criteria: Thawed samples, grossly hemolyzed, or highly lipemic samples
Reference Range: <275 ng/mL                                                      
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: Liquid Chromatography, Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Clinical Significance:

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) is a component of coenzyme A and phosphopantetheine both of which are involved in fatty acid metabolism. It is essential to almost all forms of life and is widely distributed in food.
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 4 to 8 days
Days Performed: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly to Valencia
PHL Test Code: VIB5
EPIC Test Code: LAB2549
Send Out Test Code: 91030
Alternate Test Names: Pantothenic Acid
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 84591

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