IRON T
Iron, Liver Tissue
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3726
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Metal-free pour off tube
Specimen Type:
Liver tissue, fresh, paraffin-embedded, formalin-fixed or dried obtained with an 18 gauge needle.
Preferred Volume:
1 cm long
Store and Transport:
Refrigerate
Stability:
Paraffin block, formalin, or dried:
Frozen - Indefinitely
Refrigerated - Indefinitely
Room temperature - Indefinitely
Fresh tissue:
Frozen - Indefinitely
Refrigerated - 7 days
Room temperature - not stable
Unacceptable Condition:
Specimens less than 0.25 mg (dry weight); specimens stored or shipped in saline.
CPT Codes:
83540 - Iron Liver Tissue (EAP 30021521)
Method:
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry