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Barium, Serum/Plasma
Test Code5375X
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 plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines.
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)
Setup Schedule
Set up: As needed; Report available: 5 days
