COPPER, SERUM
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  CUS

MGH LIS Test No

  630

Schedule

  Monday through Saturday

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  CUS

Specimen Info

Type

     

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Draw blood in a royal blue-top Monoject trace element blood collection 
tube. Spin down and send 2.0 mL of serum.  It is important that the
specimen be obtained, processed, and transported 
according to instructions on, "Metals Analysis - Collection 
and Transport."      
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Dynamic Reaction Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
82525

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
> or =11 years: 0.75-1.45 mcg/mL
 0-2 months: 0.40-1.40 mcg/mL   
3-6 months: 0.40-1.60 mcg/mL 
7-9 months: 0.40-1.70 mcg/mL 
10-12 months: 0.80-1.70 mcg/mL
13 months-10 years: 0.80-1.80 mcg/mL 


 

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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