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Test ID: HCMM    
Homocysteine (Total), Methylmalonic Acid, and Methylcitric Acid, Blood Spots

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

89047

NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Conditional

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Second-tier assay of newborn screening specimens when abnormal propionyl carnitine or methionine concentrations are identified in a primary newborn screen

Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

HCMM, BS

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

HCY
Homocystinuria
Methyl Citric Acid
Methylmalonic Acidemia
Methylmalonic Aciduria (MMA)
MMA (Methylmalonic Aciduria)
PA (Propionic Acidemia)
Propionic Academia (PA)
Propionic Aciduria