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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Folate

External Price (excl. GST)

5.25

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

0.4 ml Heparin (light green) or Plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro ECLIA

Unit of measurement

nmol/L

Reference interval

Serum: Normal = 5 – 45 nmol/L

Reference interval change from 29/07/2016

Uncertainty of measurement

15%

Additional Information

Haemolysis will falsely raise the serum folate level.

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL serum or plasma. Protect from light.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

FOL

HL7 mapping code

$FOL

LOINC Code

14732-2

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