Cobalt, Whole Blood

Specimen Container

Royal blue na2 or k2

Specimen Collection Type

Whole bl

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

0.5 mL

Stability

Ambient Stability: Unable
Refrig Stability: Unable
Frozen Stability: Unable

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens collected in tubes other than Royal blue (K2EDTA) or Royal blue (NaHep). Clotted specimens.

Preferred Transportation Temperature

AMBIENT

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Blood cobalt concentration
Co
COB
0099231

Test OR Panel

Test

Misc Instructions

COLLECTION!
Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).

Unit of Measurement

ng/mL

CPT Codes

83018

LOINC

5625-9

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