91165 M-Malonic Acid [MMA]

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 2 mL Lavender (EDTA)
Two 4 mL Gray Top
Two 4 mL Blue Top (Na Citrate)
Two 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)

Submit:

3 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen.

Also Acceptable
3 mL Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 4 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83921 - Organic Acid, Single, Quantitative

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : <0.4 umol/L