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Folate
Test Code1235300390
Alias/See Also
Folic Acid
FOL
FOL
CPT Codes
82746
Preferred Specimen
Serum collected in a gold-top serum separator tube (SST)
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic vial
Lourdes Only: Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin (PST) tube, spun and not separated.
Lourdes Only: Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin (PST) tube, spun and not separated.
Instructions
SST or PST Tubes - Spin and do not separate serum or plasma.
Red Top No Additive Tube - Spin and separate serum into a plastic vial.
Red Top No Additive Tube - Spin and separate serum into a plastic vial.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Lourdes Hospital Lab
