Cesium, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

36619

CPT Codes
83018

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a royal blue-top tube (trace metal- free; no additive) or 1 mL plasma collected in a royal blue- top tube (trace metal-free; EDTA)

Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Instructions

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

Transport Container

Transport tube (acid-washed or trace metal-free)

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen -20° C: 30 days

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

Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)

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

Setup Schedule

Mon, Wed, Fri

Clinical Significance

Exposure Monitoring/Investigation

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

200 Welsh Road

Horsham, PA 19044

Last Updated: November 6, 2024

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.