91104 Folate, RBC - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91104 Folate, RBC

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit:

2 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Critical Frozen
Protect from Light
Storage/Transport Temperature: CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Remarks: Hematocrit must be performed and indicated on the test request form. If the patient has not received a transfusion or experienced excessive bleeding between the RBC folate draw and the hematocrit draw, any hematocrit drawn within 24 hours of the RBC folate draw is acceptable.

Rejection Criteria:

Clotted Specimen
Specimen not submitted frozen

Stability:

Ambient: 3 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 24 Hour(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82747

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 280-903 ng/mL