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Chromium, Serum/Plasma
Test Code13705
CPT Codes
82495<br><strong>This test code is for New York patient testing. For non-New York patient testing, see test code 3484.</strong>
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a trace metal-free no additive (royal blue-top) tube or
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.
Transport Container
Acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial
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?)
EDTA (lavender-top) tube • Sodium heparin (green-top) tube • Sodium fluoride/Potassium oxalate (gray-top) tube • Polymer gel separation tube (PST) • Serum separator tube (SST)
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: Varies; Report available: 6 days
Reference Range
None detected
