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Test Code FOL FOLATE

Important Note

Patient should be fasting, as reference range is based on fasting individuals.
The results of this assay can be falsely elevated due to the consumption of Biotin. Please instruct patients to discontinue the use of vitamins or supplements that contain Biotin 12 hours before blood collection.

Additional Codes

Primary ID

Epic Code

Mayo Access ID

FOL

 LAB69 FAH129

 

Specimen Information

Container

Specimen

Temperature

Collect Vol

Submit Vol

Minimum Vol

 Stability
SST Serum

Refrigerate

 4 mL 1 mL 0.5 mL 7 days

Sample must not be hemolyzed.

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Monday – Friday / 1 day / Not available STAT

Method

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay

CPT(s)

Description CPT Code

Folate                                                        

 82746

 

Instrumentation

Siemens ADVIA Centaur XPT

Reference Range

≥18 years:
Normal: >5.4 ng/mL
Indeterminate: 3.4 – 5.4 ng/mL
Deficient: <3.4 ng/mL
The results of this assay can be falsely elevated due to the consumption of Biotin. Please instruct patients to discontinue the use of vitamins or supplements that contain Biotin 12 hours before blood collection.

Section

Chemistry-2

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing?  Yes/No

Yes

LOINC Code Information

Result Code Reporting Name LOINC Code
FOL Folate 2284-8