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Gold, Serum/Plasma
Test Code8827
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a trace metal-free, no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA, trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines
Transport Container
Transport tube
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)
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Setup Schedule
Set-up: As needed; Report available: 8 days
Clinical Significance
Exposure monitoring; Therapeutic drug monitoring.