ZNS
Zinc
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3249
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Navy blue top (EDTA) tube or Navy blue top (without EDTA) tube
Specimen Type:
Plasma (preferred) or serum
Preferred Volume:
1 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.4 mL
Specimen Processing:
Separate the plasma or serum from the cells within 45 minutes of collection and transfer to a metal free pour off tube.
Store and Transport:
Room temperature
Stability:
Room temperature - 28 days
Refrigerated - 28 days
Frozen - 28 days (Freeze/Thaw cycles: stable x4)
Unacceptable Condition:
Certified metal-free plastic transport tube not submitted; unspun royal blue-top tube from which the plasma or serum has not been removed; gel-barrier tube
CPT Codes:
84630 - Zinc (EAP 30020517)
Method:
Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)