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Niacin

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Red Top

Also Acceptable:
  • One Lavender (EDTA)
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Serum in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable:
  • 1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Plasma in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
  • 1 mL (Min:0.4 mL) Plasma in Standard Transport Tube. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
  • Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.

Rejection Criteria

  • Use of separator tubes

Stability

Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatoqraphy-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Varies

Reported

4-10 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 84591

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components

  • 94998 - NICOTINIC ACID
  • 94999 - NICOTINAMIDE
  • 95000 - NICOTINURIC ACID
Last Updated: November 6, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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