Methylmalonic Acid Serum

Specimen Container

Gold or Red

Specimen Collection Type

Serum or Plasma

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

0.6 mL

Specimen Preparation

Centrifuge and separate <2H

Stability

Ambient Stability: Unable
Refrig Stability: 1 Week
Frozen Stability: 1 Month

Unacceptable Conditions

Room temperature specimens. Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.

Preferred Transportation Temperature

FROZEN

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Cobalamin Deficiency (Methylmalonic Acid, Serum or Plasma (Vitamin B12 Deficiency))
Methylmalonate (Methylmalonic Acid, Serum or Plasma (Vitamin B12 Deficiency))
MMA (Methylmalonic Acid, Serum or Plasma (Vitamin B12 Deficiency))
Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Methylmalonic Acid, Serum or Plasma (Vitamin B12 Deficiency))
0099431
Malonic
Methylmalonic

Test OR Panel

Test

Misc Instructions

FROZEN. SPECIMEN PREPARATION: Centrifuge and remove serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1.2 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and refrigerate or freeze immediately. (Min: 0.6 mL)

Unit of Measurement

nmol/L

CPT Codes

83921

LOINC

13964-2

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