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Essential Fatty Acid Profile

Tube Type = Red Top

Tube Type

Includes Triene/Tetraene Ratio

Test ID   LAB988A
EPIC Order   ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS PROFILE
CPT Code(s)   82725
Group/Individual Test   Group
Laboratory   Core Referral Testing
Tube Station   888
Specimen Routine: 1.5 mL blood/red plain tube/gold SST also acceptable; See Comments
  Micro: 0.6 mL blood
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time   5-8 days
Reference Range Normal: See separate report
Comments

Sample must be spun down within 45 min of collection.

Sample should be collected after an overnight (12-14 hour) fast. 

Patient must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before sample is collected.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 04, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514