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Copper (LABCORP)
Test Code99901000041
Alias/See Also
LAB817: Copper (Cu), Serum | LABCORP EAP: 001586
CPT Codes
82525x1
Preferred Specimen
LABCORP LAB: ROYAL BLUE (EDTA) (Room Temperature) Min Vol: .2
Other Acceptable Specimens
LABCORP LAB: NAVY PLAIN: (Room Temperature) Min Vol: .2
Transport Temperature
Specimen: Serum or plasma
Volume: 1 mL
Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL
Container: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top without EDTA
Collection: Serum must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of collection and transferred to a plastic transport tube. Plasma may be separated immediately and transferred to a plastic transport tube for shipment to the laboratory.
Stability Requirements:
Room temperature - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles - Stable x3
Cause for Rejection:
Certified metal-free plastic transport tube not submitted; unspun royal blue-top tube from which the plasma or serum has not been removed; gel-barrier tube.
Volume: 1 mL
Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL
Container: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top without EDTA
Collection: Serum must be separated from cells within 45 minutes of collection and transferred to a plastic transport tube. Plasma may be separated immediately and transferred to a plastic transport tube for shipment to the laboratory.
Stability Requirements:
Room temperature - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Frozen - 14 days
Freeze/thaw cycles - Stable x3
Cause for Rejection:
Certified metal-free plastic transport tube not submitted; unspun royal blue-top tube from which the plasma or serum has not been removed; gel-barrier tube.
Report Available
LABCORP LAB STAT: 4 Days
Last Updated: June 28, 2023
