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Micronutrient, Folate
Test Code10188
CPT Codes
82746
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Amber vial
Instructions
Patients should be 18 years of age or older.
Dietary supplements containing biotin may interfere in assays and may skew analyte results to be either falsely high or falsely low. For patients receiving the recommeded daily doses of biotin, draw samples at least 8 hours following the last biotin supplementation. For patients on mega-doses of biotin supplements, draw samples at least 72 hours following the last biotin supplementation.
Note: If transport to performing laboratory will exceed 24 hours please transport refrigerated (cold packs).
Dietary supplements containing biotin may interfere in assays and may skew analyte results to be either falsely high or falsely low. For patients receiving the recommeded daily doses of biotin, draw samples at least 8 hours following the last biotin supplementation. For patients on mega-doses of biotin supplements, draw samples at least 72 hours following the last biotin supplementation.
Note: If transport to performing laboratory will exceed 24 hours please transport refrigerated (cold packs).
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 36 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Tues-Sat; Report available: 1-3 days
Reference Range
| ≥18 years | >5.4 ng/mL |
