PCB Panel, Congeners, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

93277

CPT Codes
82441

Includes

2,4,4' Trichlorobiphenyl (PCB 28); 2,2',3,5' Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 44); 2,2',5,5' Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 52); 2,3',4,4' Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 66); 2,4,4',5 Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 74); 2,2',4,5,5' Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 101); 2,3',4,4,5' Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118); 2,2',3,4,4',5' Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 138); 2,2',4,4',5,5' Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153); 2,3,3',4,4',5 Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 156); 2,2',3,4,4',5,5' Heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 180)

Preferred Specimen

2 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube, or EDTA (lavender-top) tube, or K2 EDTA (tan-top) tube, or sodium fluoride (gray-top) tube, or sodium or lithium heparin (green-top) tube

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a into a polypropylene plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines.

Transport Container

Polypropylene plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 1 year

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Received room temperature • Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)

Methodology
Gas Chromotography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS)

Setup Schedule

Set up: As needed; Report available: 4 days

Reference Range

See Laboratory Report

Clinical Significance

Exposure monitoring.

Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
200 Welsh Rd
Horsham, PA 19044

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