FLUOR
Fluoride, Serum
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3361
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Red-top tube or Lavender-Top (EDTA)
Specimen Type:
Serum or plasma
(Metal free tubes no longer need to be used.)
Preferred Volume:
2 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.6 mL
Collection Procedure:
No GEL!!!
Specimen Processing:
Promptly centrifuge and aliquot specimen into a plastic screw capped vial
Store and Transport:
Room temperature
Stability:
- Room temperature - 30 days
- Refrigerated - 30 days
- Frozen - 28 months
Unacceptable Condition:
Gray top tube (Sodium Fluoride / Potassium Oxalate). Gel tubes.
CPT Codes:
82735 - Fluoride (EAP 30021034)
Method:
Ion-selective electrode (ISE) potentiometry