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Formic Acid, Serum/Plasma
Test Code26500
CPT Codes
83921
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray-top) tube or sodium heparin (green-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
Methodology
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Setup Schedule
Wednesday Morning Report available: 7 Days
Reference Range
None detected
Clinical Significance
Exposure Monitoring
