- LI
Lithium
Specimen:
Test Code
LI
Specimen Name
Lithium
Collect
1 Plain Red Top or SST
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum Refrigerated
Special Handling
Specimen must be completely spun with in one hour of collection. If no gel seperator serum or plasma must be removed from cells and stored in a specimen transport tube.
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric specimens
Stability
Refrigerated 7 days
Methodology
Colorimetric Method
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-2 days
CPT Codes
- 80178
Components
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Additional Information
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