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NICKEL, SERUM/PLASMA |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1087 Geisinger Epic ID: 52273 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma (preferred) or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
6 mL dark blue-top (trace element, no additive) tube
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Specimen required: |
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA (blue-top) tube OR 1 mL serum collected in a no additive (blue-top) tube; minimum volume 0.6 mL | |
Special notes: |
All venipuncture should be performed using a trace metal-free blue-top tube. Do not collect in sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) (gray-top) tube, polymer gel separation tube (SST® or PST), or EDTA (lavender-top) tube. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed, metal-free, plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (cold packs). | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 30 days. Refrigerated: 30 days. Frozen: 30 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) (gray-top) tube • Polymer gel separation tube (SST® or PST) • EDTA (lavender-top) tube | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
83885 | |
| 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. | ||
Methodology: |
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 4696; Nickel, S/P
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Clinical significance: |
This test is for overexposure/poisoning determination and evaluation of orthopedic implants. | |