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Nonesterified Fatty Acids (Free Fatty Acids)
Test CodeAlias/See Also
LAB986
CPT Codes
<p>82725</p>
Preferred Specimen
Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is preferred
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Red top, Plain, royal blue-top Vacutainer plastic trace element blood collection tube
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Serum or plasma should be removed from cells immediately after collection.
Specimen Type: Plasma
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Lavender top (EDTA),
Acceptable: Plain, royal blue-top Vacutainer plastic trace element blood collection tube, Light blue top (citrate), Gray top (Sodium fluoride), White top (PPT potassium EDTA)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Serum or plasma should be removed from cells immediately after collection.
Patient Preparation
Overnight fasting is preferred
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Instructions
Transport Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 2 hours
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Received refrigerated • Heparin Plasma and patients on heparin therapy
Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP) • Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
Report Available
4-9 days
Reference Range
| Newborns | <2.3 mmol/L |
| 1-12 Months | 0.50-1.60 mmol/L |
| 1-7 Years | 0.60-1.50 mmol/L |
| 8-17 Years | 0.20-1.10 mmol/L |
| Adults | 0.07-0.88 mmol/L |
Clinical Significance
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042
Last Updated: February 17, 2023