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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: SST-Gel
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate: 8 hours
Frozen: If not complete within 8 hours freeze at -20 or colder for up to six months. Thaw samples only once.
Reference Range
>5.9 ng/mL
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT
82746
Test Alias
Folate, Plasma (Folic Acid)