Test Overview
Test Methodology

Liquid Chromatography- Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reference Range *

Nicotinic Acid (Niacin) Cutoff <5.0 ng/mL Nicotinamide: 5.0 - 48.0 ng/mL Nicotinuric acid Cutoff: <5.0 ng/mL

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Test Details
Days Set Up
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Analytic Time

3 - 5 days

Soft Order Code
VITB3
Synonyms
  • Nicotinic Acid
  • Niacin
Laboratory
Sendout
Reference Laboratory
Mayo VITB3
Section
Special Testing
Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions

Collect specimen in a lavender top tube. Centrifuge, aliquot plasma into a plastic within 2 hours of collection vial and send to Specimen Processing refrigerated .

Alternate Specimen
K3 EDTA
Normal Volume
1.5 mL EDTA plasma
Minimum Volume
0.75 mL EDTA plasma
Storage Temperature
Refrigerated preferred, ambient or frozen acceptable
Additional Information

Test performed by Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Billing
CPT Code
84591
Fee Code
20160
NY State Approved
No