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Barium, Serum/Plasma
Test Code5375
CPT Codes
83018
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a trace metal-free, no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
Instructions
Collect sample in plastic container. Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed or metal-free plastic screw-cap vial.
Transport Container
Plastic tube (acid-washed or trace metal-free)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) • Glass container
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
As needed
Report Available
8 days
Performing Laboratory
| NMS Labs |
| 200 Welsh Road |
| Horsham, PA 19044 |
