Cobalt, Serum or Plasma

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Royal Blue (No Additive)

Also Acceptable:
  • One Royal Blue (EDTA)

Submit

  • 2 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum in Trace Element Free Tube. Submit Ambient.

Also Acceptable:
  • 2 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma in Trace Element Free Tube. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling

  • Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection
  • 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).
    Centrifuge; Do not allow serum to remain on cells. Transfer serum or plasma to a Trace Element-Free Transport Tube.
    If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container, the trace element values do not change with time.

Rejection Criteria

  • Specimens collected or transported in containers other than specified.

Stability

Ambient: 12 Month(s); Refrigerated: 12 Month(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Quantitative Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Tuesday, Friday

Reported

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 83018

Components

  • 94093 - COBALT
Last Updated: February 7, 2025 @ 10:13 am

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