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Test ID FORAC Formic Acid, Serum


Specimen Required


***Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***

Draw blood in a red-top tube(s). (Serum gel tube is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 2 mL of serum refrigerated in plastic vial.


Secondary ID

75402

Method Name

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Reporting Name

Formic Acid, Serum

Specimen Type

Serum Red

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Red Refrigerated (preferred) 30 days
  Ambient  7 days
  Frozen 

Reference Values

Reporting limit determined each analysis

Units: mcg/mL 

Normal plasma formic acid range is 1 - 9 mcg/mL

(in pregnant women, 0.5 - 44 mcg/mL).

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Sunday

Report Available

8 to 10 days

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

83921

NY State Approved

Yes