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Folate, RBC
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Test Code: 266015
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Performing Lab: LABCORP BURLINGTON |
CPT Code:
85014 82747
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| Specimen Container | TWO full lavender-top (EDTA) tubes |
| Specimen Type | Whole blood |
| Volume | (2) 4 mL EDTA whole blood |
| Temperature | FREEZE whole blood transport tube and room temperature whole blood specimen. |
| Specimen Handling | Transfer 4 mL from one whole blood tube into a plastic transport tube and FREEZE. Room temperature second whole blood tube. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, PLEASE SUBMIT SEPARATE FROZEN SPECIMENS FOR EACH TEST. |
| Methodology | Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA) |
| Stability | Room Temperature: Folate: Unstable Hematocrit: 1 day, Refrigerated: Folate: 1 day Hematocrit: 3 days, Frozen: Folate: 14 days Hematocrit: Unstable |
| Unacceptable Conditions | No frozen whole blood; transport tubes with whole blood for the hematocrit portion |
| Days Set-Up | M-F |
| Shift Performed | 1 |
| TAT From Set-Up | 1 - 2 Days |
| Result Code | Result Name | LOINC |
| 005058 | Hematocrit | 4544-3 |
| 266019 | Folate, Hemolysate | 2282-2 |
| 266022 | Folate, RBC | 2283-0 |
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