Arsenic, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

6041

CPT Codes
82175

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a no additive, trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube, or 1 mL plasma collected in an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube

Patient Preparation

Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection

Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in Greiner Trace Elements NH sodium heparin tubes

Instructions

All venipunctures should be performed using a trace metal-free royal blue top tube. Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Received frozen • Lithium or sodium heparin (green-top) tube • Sodium heparin (tan-top) glass tube • Polymer gel separation tube (serum separation tube or PST)

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

FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Setup Schedule

Set up: As needed; Report Available: 5 days

Report Available

5 Days

Reference Range

Normally: Less than 5 mcg/L

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