Vitamin B3

Last Modified: 11/17/2022 2:45:13 PM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements:

2.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in an Amber Vial
Collection Instructions: Do not collect in a Serum Separator Tube (SST or PST)

Centrifuge and separate from cells 

Protect from Light by placing the serum in an Amber Vial
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 30 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, or highly lipemic samples
Reference Range:

Refer to Interpretive Results
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: LC / MS
Clinical Significance:  
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 8 to 14 days
Days Performed: Tuesday, Thursday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly to Valencia
PHL Test Code: VIT3
EPIC Test Code: LAB2713
Send Out Test Code: 91029
Alternate Test Names: Niacin; Nicotinic Acid
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 84291

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