Folate, RBC QFRBC
Method(s) | Immunoassay (IA) |
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Synonym | Red Blood Cell Folate, RBC Folic Acid, Folic Acid, RBC, Red Cell Folate, RBC Folate |
Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 3 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube. Also acceptable: Frozen (EDTA) whole blood in a transport tube. Note: HCT testing cannot be performed on a frozen specimen. A default HCT result will be used for calculation of the RBC folate value. |
Transport | 1 mL whole blood room temperature (Min: 0.2 mL). * Collection Instructions *
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Stability | Folate (EDTA) Ambient: 5 days Refrigerated: 5 days Frozen: 60 days Hematocrit Ambient: 48 hours Refrigerated: 48 hours Frozen: Unacceptable |
Schedule | Mon-Fri |
CPTCode | 82747 |
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Pittsburgh Lab |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Greater than 280 ng/mL RBC |