Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Ordering Recommendation
Use for nutritional assessment of vitamin B2.
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
Green (sodium or lithium heparin) or plasma separator tube (PST).
Protect from light during storage and shipment. Separate plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection. Transfer 1 mL plasma to an ARUP amber transport tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Separate light-protected specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Refrigerated.
Serum, whole blood, or body fluids. EDTA preserved tubes. Lipemic specimens.
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 month
Methodology
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Performed
Sun, Wed, Fri
Reported
1-6 days
Reference Interval
5-50 nmol/L
Interpretive Data
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Note
Hotline History
Hotline History
CPT Codes
84252
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
0081124 | Vitamin B2 | 49038-3 |
Aliases
- Riboflavin
- B2 Vitamin