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Zinc, RBC

Test Code
LAB842


CPT Codes
84630

Preferred Specimen
Navy EDTA


Minimum Volume
0.3 mL


Instructions
Carefully clean skin prior to venipuncture. Avoid hemolysis. Avoid worksite collection. Red blood cells Trace Metal: Use the royal blue-top trace metal evacuated tube (Becton-Dickinson catalog# 367736) with EDTA for RBC trace metal testing. Centrifuge and separate RBCs into an acid washed plastic screw cap vial within two hours of collection. Packed Cells: Centrifuge to separate plasma from RBC's and discard plasma. Transfer RBC's to a plastic transfer vial from a Quest Diagnostics (trace element and metal free) collection kit or transfer to a plastic screw cap vial.


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Unacceptable


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.