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Folate

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Red Top

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling

  • Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
  • Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
  • Fasting Specimen is Preferred
  • For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
  • Protect from Light
  • Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria

  • Hemolyzed specimens

Stability

Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Competitive Protein Binding
  • Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 82746

Interpretive Data

General Reference Range : >4.5 ng/ml

Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.

Components

  • 2127 - FOLATE
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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