Copper, Serum

• CPT Code: 82525
• LOINC: zg130
• Specimen Type: Plain royal blue tube (T184)
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Sat; analytic time 1 day
• Instructions: Royal blue trace element clot tube. Clot 30 min, centrifuge, pour 1ml serum in metal free polypropylene vial. Ref. No plastic pipets. >.8mL
• Text: Useful in diagnosis of Wilsons disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, or primary sclerosing cholangitis. High concentrations of gadolinium, iodine, and barium are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium, iodine, or barium-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours. Components: Z0207 Copper, S; Z0208 Copper, S.
• Methodology: Dynamic Reaction Cell-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (DRC-ICP-MS)