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Folic Acid
MessageSRHC Clients
Protect from light
Outreach/Outpatients: 1 yellow tube
Inpatients: 1 yellow top tube
Transport room temp <2 hours if cells and serum are not separated.
Transport refrigerated <8 hours if cells and serum are separated.
Protect from light
Outreach/Outpatients: 1 yellow tube
Inpatients: 1 yellow top tube
Transport room temp <2 hours if cells and serum are not separated.
Transport refrigerated <8 hours if cells and serum are separated.
Test Code
FOLA
Alias/See Also
Folate
CPT Codes
82746
Other Acceptable Specimens
1 yellow top tube or 1 red top tube
Transport Container
1 yellow tube, or 1 red tube
Specimen Stability
Protect from light
Room temp: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Room temp: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
hemolysis
Not protected from light
Not protected from light
Methodology
Chemilumi- nescence
Report Available
4-8 hrs
Reference Range
See patient report.
