Test Code LAB2405 B12 AND FOLATE

Additional Codes

CPT Code for B12: 82607

CPT Code for Fol: 82746

Order this test only if vitamin B₁₂ level and folate level are both ordered.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center - Chemistry

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Plasma

Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube. (Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 2 mL of lithium heparin plasma.

Note: 1. Indicate plasma.

2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).

Serum

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube. (Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 2 mL of serum.

Note: 1. Indicate serum.

2. Label specimen appropriately (serum).

VITAMIN B₁₂: 180-914 pg/mL

FOLATE: >5.8 ng/mL