Test Details
Mnemonic
COPS
Ordering Code
1004750
CPT-4 Code(s)
82525
Specimen Information
Collect
Dark blue trace element no additive
Specimen Preparation
Allow sample to clot for 30 minutes, centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours by carefully pouring serum into an aliquot tube. Send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial. Do not insert a pipette into the serum to remove from cells.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum not separated from cells
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Reference Range
Male: 665 - 1480 µg/L
Female: 810 - 1990 µg/L
Female: 810 - 1990 µg/L
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes