SELENIUM
Selenium
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3652
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Navy blue top (EDTA) tube or Navy blue top tube without EDTA
Specimen Type:
Serum or plasma
Preferred Volume:
2 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.6 mL
Specimen Processing:
Separate serum or plasma immediately after the collection and transfer to a metal-free transport tube.
Store and Transport:
Room temperature
Stability:
Frozen - 14 days
Refrigerated - 14 days
Room temperature - 14 days
CPT Codes:
84255 - Selenium (EAP 30021426)
Method:
Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)