Vanadium, Blood

Test Code

1023

CPT Codes
83018

Preferred Specimen

2 mL whole blood collected in a trace metal-free, EDTA (royal blue-top) plastic tube

Minimum Volume

0.6 mL

Instructions

Collect sample in plastic tube

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 12 months

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

Glass container • Lithium heparin (green-top) tube • Sodium heparin glass (tan-top) tube • Sodium heparin trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube • Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray-top) tube • Sodium heparin (green-top) tube • EDTA (lavender-top) tube • Clotted blood specimens

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

See Laboratory Report

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.