Test Details
Mnemonic
BERY
Ordering Code
3500545
CPT-4 Code(s)
83018
Specimen Information
Collect
Dark blue trace element no additive
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 5.0 mL serum in an acid washed plastic screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Dark blue EDTA
Minimum Volume
0.4 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST) or Plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes