- 90008
Cobalt, Whole Blood
Specimen:
Collect
- One Royal Blue (EDTA)
Submit
- 6 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Whole blood in Royal Blue (EDTA). Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).
If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container, the trace element values do not change with time.
Stability
Ambient: 12 Month(s); Refrigerated: 12 Month(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Tuesday, Friday
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 83018
Components
- 90008 - COBALT, BLOOD
Last Updated: October 10, 2024 @ 9:13 am
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