Copper, RBC

Specimen:

Test Code

YCUR

Specimen Name

Copper, RBC

Collect

1-Royal Blue (EDTA Only)

Submit

2 mLs (Min: 1 mL) RBC's Only Ambient

Special Handling

Centrifuge whole blood and separate RBCs from plasma within 2 hours of collection. Submit packed RBCs in original collection tube OR transfer 2 mLs to a Metal-Free Transport Tube.

Rejection Criteria

Specimens collected in tubes other than royal blue (K2EDTA) or royal blue (NaHep). Specimens transported in containers other than royal blue (K2EDTA) or royal blue (NaHep) tube or trace element-free transport tube. Clotted or grossly hemolyzed specimens.

Stability

Ambient 2 weeks; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen unacceptable

Methodology

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

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

3-6 days

CPT Codes

  • 82525

Components

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