- FOL
Folate, Serum
Specimen:
Test Code
FOL
Specimen Name
Folate, Serum
Collect
1-SST SERUM ONLY
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum Refrigerated
Special Handling
Specimen must be completely spun with in one hour of collection. If no gel seperator serum or plasma must be removed from cells and stored in a specimen transport tube. Must be refrigerated after 2 hours, and frozen within 2 days.
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric specimens
Stability
Ambient 2 hours, Refrigerated 2 days, Frozen 28 days
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-2 days
CPT Codes
- 82746
Components
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Additional Information
Only freeze once Note: Hemolysis may significantly increase folate values due to high
concentrations of folate in red blood cells. Therefore, hemolyzed
samples are not suitable for use in this assay. Samples for folate
determinations should be collected from fasting persons.
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