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Last Updated: July 15, 2024 @ 9:13 am
2127	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

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