PCB (POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS)
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  P6874

MGH LIS Test No

  6874

Schedule

  Monday through Sunday

Testing Time

  5 Days

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  P6874

Specimen Info

Type

     

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  2 lavender-top (EDTA) tubes (minimum: 5.0 mL of EDTA whole blood).
Refrigerate specimen after collection.      
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture (GC-EC)

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
82441x2

Reference Range
In the general population without any unusual exposure, the total
PCB concentration averages 0.004-0.007 ug/ml (4-7 ppb).
(RANGE: 0.001-0.037 ug/ml [1-37 ppb]).
 
TEST PERFORMED BY MEDTOX LABORATORIES, INC.      

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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