Test Details
Mnemonic
BAR
Ordering Code
3500526
CPT-4 Code(s)
83018
Specimen Information
Collect
Dark blue trace element no additive
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Dark blue trace element EDTA
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), Plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes