Methylmalonic Acid
Label Mnemonic: MACID
Epic code: LAB3599
Downtime form: A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Blood
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1.2 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Room temperature specimens. Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.
Turn Around Time:
1-5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0.00-0.40 μmol/L
Methodology:
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
83921