Days Set Up
Sunday - Friday
Analytic Time

1 day

MiChart Code
Folate RBC
Soft Order Code
RBCF

Test Updated:

Synonyms

RCFA
Folic Acid, Erythrocytes
Red Cell Folate
RBC Folate
Folate, RBC

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Test Usage

Note that red cell folate levels provide no additional information beyond that provided by serum folate in virtually all situations; MLabs recommends the Folic Acid, Serum assay for detection of folate deficiency or monitoring folate therapy.

Reference Range

280 - 791 ng/mL

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in a lavender top tube. Send intact EDTA whole blood, refrigerated or frozen; do not spin or aliquot. If specimen is submitted frozen, include a Hematocrit result from a specimen drawn within 24 hours of the RBC Folate specimen.

Lavender Top Tube
Normal Volume
3 mL EDTA whole blood
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL EDTA whole blood

Billing Information

CPT Code
82747
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
2283-0

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As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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