Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

What it measures

• Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)LOINC 2722-7

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL frozen serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel) - protected from light

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Also accepted

Frozen plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube protected from light or sodium heparin (green-top) tube protected from light

Container

Amber transport tube

Temperature

Frozen

Pour serum or plasma into amber transport tube (preferred) or transport tube wrapped in aluminum foil to protect from light

Turnaround

Set up: Mon, Wed, Fri

Billing

CPT 84591