Antimony, Serum/Plasma
Test Code
6037
83018
CPT Code is subject to a Medicare Limited Coverage Policy and may require a signed ABN when ordering.
Clinical Significance
Antimony, Serum/Plasma - Exposure monitoring.
Test Resources
None found for this test
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Test Details
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Preferred Specimen(s)
1 mL serum collected in a glass trace metal-free no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Alternative Specimen(s)
Plasma collected in: Glass EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube or sodium heparin trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Collection Instructions
Collect sample in glass container. Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed or metal-free plastic screw-cap vial. Acid-washed polypropylene vial is preferred.
Transport Container
Acid-washed polypropylene or metal-free plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
- Room temperature: 30 days
- Refrigerated: 30 days
- Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) • Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride (gray-top) tube
Setup Schedule
1 mL serum collected in a glass trace metal-free no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Plasma collected in: Glass EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube or sodium heparin trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
0.4 mL
Collect sample in glass container. Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed or metal-free plastic screw-cap vial. Acid-washed polypropylene vial is preferred.
Acid-washed polypropylene or metal-free plastic screw-cap vial
Room temperature
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) • Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride (gray-top) tube