Bismuth, Blood

Specimen:

Test Code

YBISMU

Specimen Name

Bismuth, Blood

Collect

1-Royal Blue (EDTA or NA-Heparin)

Submit

6 mLs (Min: 1 mL) Whole Blood Ambient

Special Handling

Transport 3 or 6 mL whole blood in the original collection tube.

Rejection Criteria

Specimens collected in tubes other than royal blue (K2EDTA) or royal blue (NaHep).

Stability

Ambient Indefinitely; Refrigerated Indefinitely; Frozen Unacceptable

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP=MS)

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

3-5 days

CPT Codes

  • 83018

Components

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