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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 transport tube
Transport Container
Transport tube
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?)
Serum separator tube (SST) • Plasma separator tube (PST)
Methodology
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Setup Schedule
As needed
Report Available
7 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Exposure Monitoring
Performing Laboratory
| NMS Labs |
| 200 Welsh Road |
| Horsham, PA 19044 |
