Vitamin B6

Last Modified: 12/1/2022 2:38:56 PM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is preferred
Patient must be restricted from alcohol and vitamins for at least 24 hours before sample collection.
Specimen Requirements:

1.0 mL Plasma from a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA in a Amber Vial
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate from cells immediately;  If cant be separated from cells immediately can keep whole blood refrigerated for up to 6 hrs before spinning.

Protect from Light by placing the plasma in an Amber Vial
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 6 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria: Ambient; Refigerated; hemolized; lipemic; Green Top Heparin collections; not protected from light
Reference Range: 2 years to 17 years: 3.0 - 35.0 ng/mL
Adults: 2.1 - 21.7 ng/mL
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: Liquid Chromatography, Tandem Mass Spectometry
Clinical Significance:  
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 6 to 10 days
Days Performed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code: VIB61
EPIC Test Code: LAB120
Send Out Test Code: 926
Alternate Test Names: Pyridoxine; VB6
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 84207

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