Phenylalanine in serum was determined by HPLC isotope dilution mass spectrometry method with D8 labeled phenylalanine as internal standard.Phenylalanine and its isotope labeled analogue were monitored at the transitions m/z=166→120 and 172→126 in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode,respectively,which effectively eliminated the matrix effect.The RSD for 5 repeats measurement of the same sample was 0.5%.Uncertainty was evaluated,which showed the main uncertainty was from the purity assessment of phenylalanine reference material and the variation of method.The presented method can be applied into value assessment of reference material of phenylalanine in serum,and it can be also used for traceability establishment of the measurement of phenylalanine in serum.