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Selenium Serum

Test Code
LAB579


CPT Codes
84255

Preferred Specimen
Navy no-additive


Minimum Volume
0.7 mL


Instructions
Carefully clean skin prior to venipuncture. Avoid worksite collection. Avoid hemolysis. Use the royal blue-top "Trace Metal" evacuated tube, which is available with EDTA, heparin or no additives. Do not use gel barrier tubes. Centrifuge serum or plasma specimens within 1 hour of collection. Immediately separate serum and plasma specimens from the cells into trace element collection vial(s).


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days


Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)



The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.