91181 Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Serum

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
Two 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

3 mL (Min:1 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable
3 mL (Min:1 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Week(s); Refrigerated: 4 Month(s); Frozen: 4 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chromatography; Gas Chromatography (GC)

Performed:

Reported:

CPT Codes:

82441 - Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

Interpretive Data:


Reporting Limit: 2.0 ppb Based on Aroclor 1260 General Population: Up to 30 ppb Average: 6 ppb