Folic Acid

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Non Gel Red Top tube

Container Whole Blood Required

7 ml whole blood in Non Gel Red Top or 1.5 ml whole blood in (2) Non Gel Red Microtainers

Summary Test Name

Folic Acid

Specimen Stability

2 days if refrigerated at 2-8°C

Minimum Volume

1.0 mL Blood in Red top collection tube

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate Protect from exposure to light

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin, separate, refrigerate until shipped

Stat Availability

Not Available STAT

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

4 hours

Reference Value

7.3 – 26.1 ng/mL