RBC Folate
Label Mnemonic: | EFOL |
Epic code: | LAB70 |
Downtime form: | Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Whole Blood
Specimen
Instructions:
Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment.
Collection Medium:
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Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA) |
Minimum:
1 mL whole blood
Rejection Criteria:
Nonfrozen or clotted specimens.
Delivery Instructions:

Turn Around
Time:
Within 24 hours upon receipt at reference laboratory.
Reference Range:
Greater than or equal to 366 ng/mL
Comments:
Hematocrit must be performed and indicated on the test request form.
If the patient has not received a transfusion or experienced excessive
bleeding between the RBC folate draw and the hematocrit draw, any
hematocrit drawn within 24 hours of the RBC folate draw is acceptable.
Methodology:
Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT Code:
82747
See also:
Folate, Serum
Folate, Serum
See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery