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Zinc, Plasma or Serum
Test Code001800
Alias/See Also
Zn, Serum
CPT Codes
84630
Preferred Specimen
Plasma (preferred) OR serum
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Instructions
Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection and transfer to a plastic transport tube. Plasma may be separated immediately and transferred to a plastic transport tube for shipment to the laboratory.
Transport Container
Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube OR royal blue-top without EDTA
Transport Temperature
Maintain specimen at room temperature.
Specimen Stability
14 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unspun royal blue-top tube from which the plasma or serum has not been removed; gel-barrier tube
Methodology
Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
M-F (2) SUN (1)
