Molybdenum

Message

Quest Diagnostics test code: 6213

Test Code

Z1634

Alias/See Also

3000448

CPT Codes
83018

Preferred Specimen

2 mL serum collected in a no additive, trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube

Minimum Volume

0.6 mL serum or plasma

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in a trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days

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

Gray top tube (Sodium Fluoride/Potassium Oxalate) • Polymer gel separation tube (serum separator tube or PST)

Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Setup Schedule

As needed

Report Available

8 days

Reference Range

See Patient Report for Reference Range and/or Interpretation of Results

Clinical Significance

Exposure monitoring/investigation.

Performing Laboratory
National Medical Services 200 Welsh Rd Horsham, PA 19044

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.