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Iodine, Serum/Plasma NY State
209S
Methodology: | Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) |
Performed: | Tues-Sat |
Reported: | 3 days from receipt of specimen. |
Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Not Provided. Collect: No additive trace metal-free (dark blue-top) tube OR EDTA trace metal-free (dark blue-top) tube – 0.5 ml. serum OR plasma. Specimen Preparation: Sample should be separate plasma from cells and transport plasma into a transport tube. Storage/Transport Temperature: Room Temperature. Stability: After separation of cells: Room temperature: 10 days; Refrigerated: 10 days; Frozen: Unacceptable At ACCU: Refrigerated: 7 days Specimen Rejection Criteria: Specimens received frozen • Anticoagulants other than EDTA NOTE: * This test is approved for New York patients ONLY , please refer to test code 8445 for specimen requirements . * Performing Laboratory Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-Chantilly VA |
CPT Code(s): | 83789 |