Selenium, RBC's

Specimen:

Test Code

YSELER

Specimen Name

Selenium, RBC's

Collect

1-Royal Blue (EDTA Only)

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) RBC's ONLY, Refrigerated

Special Handling

Separate cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Remove plasma from the cells. Leave RBCs in the original container and replace stopper. Transport 1 mL RBCs in the original collection tube. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Rejection Criteria

Stability

Ambient 1 month; Refrigerated 1 month; Frozen unacceptable

Methodology

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

Performed

Varies

Reported

10-13 days

CPT Codes

  • 84255

Components

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