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Arsenic, Serum/Plasma
Test Code6041X
CPT Codes
82175
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a trace metal-free, no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Patient Preparation
Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in Greiner Trace Elements NH sodium heparin tubes
Instructions
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)
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
Set up: As needed; Report Available: 5 days