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Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

VITA B2
Example Reports
Abnormal
Normal

Ordering Recommendation

Use for nutritional assessment of vitamin B2.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Green (Sodium or Lithium Heparin) or Plasma Separator Tube (PST).

Specimen Preparation

Separate plasma from cells, protect from light, transfer 1 mL plasma to an ARUP Amber Transport Tube, and freeze within 1 hour of collection. (Min: 0.5 mL) Separate light-protected specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Frozen.

Unacceptable Conditions

Serum, whole blood, or body fluids. EDTA preserved tubes. Lipemic specimens.

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 5 days; 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

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

84252

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0081124 Vitamin B2 49038-3
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Aliases

  • B2 Vitamin
  • Riboflavin
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)