Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Vitamin B6

Synonyms

  • LAB120
  • PYRIDOXINE
  • VB6
  • VITAMIN B6

Cerner Name

Vitamin B6

Clinical Info

Detect vitamin B6 deficiency
 

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type: Plasma Container/Tube: Lavender top
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL (0.25 mL min) (Amber plastic transport tube with amber-top)
 
Collection Instructions: Protect specimen from light. Pour off in an Amber Tube.
Note: 1. Patient must be fasting and must not consume alcohol or vitamins for at least 24 hours prior to draw.
2. Spin down, separate plasma from cells within 6 hours of draw and freeze.

Transport Instructions

Frozen EDTA Plasma-Protected from Light

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature
15 Days Refrigerated
15 Days frozen

Methodology

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

Monday through Thursday, Sunday

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

84207

PDM

5901350

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
VITAMIN B6, SERUM VITB6 VITAMIN B6 Vitamin B6

Result Interpretation

Age/Gender Vitamin B6 (µg/L)
All 3.4 – 65.2
Deficiency: < 3.4
Marginal: 3.4 – 5.1
Adequate: > 5.

Forms
LAB120 build edit