THAL
Thallium
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3709
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Plain red top tube or royal blue top (EDTA) tube
Specimen Type:
Serum or plasma
Preferred Volume:
2 mL
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL
Specimen Processing:
The serum or plasma must be separated from the cells within 2 hours of collection. Send the serum or plasma in a plastic transport tube.
Store and Transport:
Room temperature
Stability:
Frozen - greater than 3 days
Refrigerated - greater than 3 days
Room temperature - 3 days
CPT Codes:
83018 - Thallium (EAP 30021498)
Method:
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)