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HelpTest Code LAB12395 Copper - Serum
Department
SEND OUTS
Reference Lab Test Number
COPS
Refer To
Primary Collection Container
Trace Metal Serum (No Additive)
Transport
Serum refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Allow sample to clot for 30 minutes, centrifuge, and separate serum from cells within 2 hours by carefully pouring serum into an aliquot tube. Send 1.0 mL serum in a screw-capped plastic vial. Do not insert a pipette into the serum to remove from cells.
Stability
Ambient: Unnacceptable
Refrigerated: 1 week
Frozen: 2 weeks
Minimum Testing Volume
0.5 mL
Reference Range
Male: 665-1480 µg/L
Female: 810-1990 µg/L
Methodology
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Performed
Monday – Friday
Reported
6 days
CPT Codes
82525