Test Details
Mnemonic
FORMA
Ordering Code
3502910
CPT-4 Code(s)
83921
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells, and send 2.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Green sodium heparin or gray sodium fluoride
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), Plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Methodology
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes