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Folate, Serum
MessageAvoid excessive exposure to light
Test Code
FOL
Alias/See Also
Folic Acid
CPT Codes
82746
Preferred Specimen
1.2 ml of whole blood (0.6 mL of serum)
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL of whole blood (0.3 mL of serum)
Transport Container
Serum Separator (gold top)
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen at -20 degrees: 4 weeks
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen at -20 degrees: 4 weeks
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Turbidity
Methodology
Competitive Binding Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Daily.
Report Available
Inpatient turn-around time: stat one hour, routine 3 hours. Outpatient specimens received by noon will be reported by 4:30. Specimens received after noon will be reported by the next morning.
