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Nickel, Serum/Plasma
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Test Code
NICKS
CPT Codes
83885
Preferred Specimen
2 mL Serum or Plasma, See Instructions
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL Serum or Plasma
Instructions
Serum: Collect sample in Royal Blue top tube (Trace metal-free; No additive)
Plasma: Collect sample in Royal Blue top tube (Trace metal-free; K2EDTA)
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial.
Plasma: Collect sample in Royal Blue top tube (Trace metal-free; K2EDTA)
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial.
Transport Container
Plastic container (Acid washed or Trace metal-free)
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
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?)
Gray top tube (Sodium Fluoride / Potassium Oxalate). Lavender top tube (K2EDTA). Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST).
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
Varies
Report Available
4 days
Clinical Significance
Exposure Monitoring/Investigation
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
3701 Welsh Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090-2910
Last Updated: August 4, 2022
