Test Details
Mnemonic
TITB
Ordering Code
3300520
CPT-4 Code(s)
83018
Specimen Information
Collect
Dark blue trace element EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Send 2.0 mL whole blood in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Blood: Sodium or lithium heparin
Clotted specimens
Clotted specimens
Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated; 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated; 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes