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PCB PANEL, CONGENERS, SERUM/PLASMA |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2824 Geisinger Epic ID: 32310 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum or plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
3 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube
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Specimen required: |
2 mL aliquot serum or plasma; minimum 0.7 mL | |
Special notes: |
Serum separator tubes not acceptable. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and transfer serum or plasma specimens to clean, plastic, screw-capped vial(s). | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred). Frozen specimen also acceptable. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 48 hours. Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 1 year (-20°C). | |
Rejection criteria: |
Received room temperature. Serum separator tubes are unacceptable. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Accompanies report. Report available in 5 days. | |
CPT code(s): |
82441 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) metabolites. | |
Methodology: |
Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) |
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Synonyms: |
Polychlorinated biphenyl, Quest test code 93277 PCBP
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