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Test Code LAB13009 Cobalt - Serum or Plasma

Department

SEND OUTS

Reference Lab Test Number

COBS

Collection Requirements

Patient Preparation: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals and nonessential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).

Refer To

Warde Medical Laboratory

Primary Collection Container

Trace Metal Serum (No Additive)

Alternate Collection Container

Royal Blue (K2EDTA) Trace Element

Transport

Serum ambient

Preferred Transport Temperature

Ambient

Processing

Centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection. Send 2.0 mL serum room temperature in a blue capped ARUP metal-free screw capped plastic vial. Please contact laboratory for metal-free screw capped plastic vials. Specimens in other containers will be rejected. Do not use utensils (i.e., syringes, needles, or pipettes) in the collection or transfer of the sample, pour directly into transport tube.

Stability

If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container the trace element values do not change with time.

Minimum Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Reference Range

≤ 1.0 µg/L

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Tuesday and Friday

Reported

4-9 days

CPT Codes

83018

Unacceptable Conditions

SST

Additional Information

Please contact laboratory for metal-free screw-capped plastic vials.