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Chromium, Blood

Order Code: CHROMB

Test Summary

This assay is useful to monitor exposure to chromium, progress of medical treatment or determine nutritional status.

Aliases

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

4 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA or sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Instructions

To avoid contamination, use powderless gloves. Draw one (royal-blue top) tube of blood and discard. Draw second (royal blue-top) tube, label tube with patient name.

Patient Preparation

Patient should refrain from taking mineral supplements and multivitamins three days before specimen collection.

Storage

N/A

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Unacceptable

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Clotted specimen

Order Code

CHROMB

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB3588

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

82495

Billing Code

670195

CPT Statement

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

FDA Status

This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly VA, 20153

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

≤1.2 mcg/L

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Tuesday - Saturday evening; Report available: Same day