Platinum, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

2870

Quest Code

6270

Alias/See Also

Quest 6270; Sunquest: PLAT

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 an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed, plastic screw-cap vial using approved guidelines

Transport Container

Acid-washed or trace metal-free, plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 60 days
Refrigerated: 60 days
Frozen: 60 days

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

Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)

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

Setup Schedule

Fri

Report Available

1-8 days at performing lab

Clinical Significance

Exposure monitoring or drug level monitoring

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

200 Welsh Road

Horsham, PA 19044

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.