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METHYLMALONIC ACID, SERUM |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2676 Geisinger Epic ID: 21626 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum (preferred) or plasma. | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
4 mL green/green-top (sodium heparin) tube
3.5 mL gold-top (serum separator) tube
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Specimen required: |
2 mL aliquot of serum or plasma; minimum 1.0 mL. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Allow serum to clot. Centrifuge serum or plasma 10 minutes at 3000 rpm. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 4 days. Refrigerated: 1 week. Frozen: 10 months. | |
Rejection criteria: |
EDTA plasma samples are not acceptable. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
83921 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Methylmalonic Acid. | |
Methodology: |
Mass Spectrometry |
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Synonyms: |
METHAS, METHYMALONIC ACID, QN, S Methylmalonic Acid, Serum MMA Quest test code 34879
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