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Silver, Serum/Plasma
Test Code820
CPT Codes
83018
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a trace metal-free no additive (royal blue-top) tube - protect from light
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
Instructions
Submit serum or plasma in an acid-washed or trace metal free plastic container.
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines. Protect from light.
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines. Protect from light.
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?)
Not protected from light • Serum separator tube (SST) or PST
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: 7 days
