Test Details
Mnemonic
TITAN
Ordering Code
3515120
CPT-4 Code(s)
83018
Specimen Information
Collect
Dark blue trace element EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate from cells and send 2.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Dark blue trace element no additive
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), Plasma separator tube (PST), polymer gel separation tube
Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes