Copper, Free, Serum or Plasma

Specimen:

Test Code

YCOPP

Specimen Name

Copper, Free, Serum or Plasma

Collect

1-Royal Blue EDTA or No Additive

Submit

3 mLs (Min: 1.2 mLs) Serum or Plasma Refrigerated in a Metal-Free Transport Tube

Special Handling

Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer serum to metal free transport tube. Must be in a metal free transport tube.

Rejection Criteria

Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST).

Stability

Ambient 1 month; Refrigerated 1 month; Frozen 1 month

Methodology

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

Performed

Varies

Reported

9-13 days

CPT Codes

  • 82525

Components

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  • Serum 
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