Copper, Liver Tissue
Order Name
Copper Tissue
Test Number: 9901101
Revision Date 12/12/2022
Test Number: 9901101
Revision Date 12/12/2022
| Test Name | Methodology | LOINC Code |
|---|---|---|
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Tissue Weight
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Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry | 29638-4 |
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Hepatic Copper Concentration by Weight
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Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry | 56126-6 |
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EER Copper, Liver
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| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen | Specimen Volume (min) | Specimen Type | Specimen Container | Transport Environment |
| Preferred | 1cm | Tissue | Sterile Screwtop Container | Refrigerated |
| Alternate 1 | See Instructions | Tissue | See Instructions | Refrigerated |
| Instructions | Collect: Liver tissue obtained with an 18 gauge needle. Transport at least a 1 cm long specimen. Tissue can be fresh, paraffin-embedded, or dried. Also acceptable: Formalin-fixed. Specimens other than paraffin-embedded should be stored and transported in a metal-free container such as a royal blue (no additive). Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens less than 0.25 mg (dry weight). Paraffin blocks that have been processed with Hollandes or other copper-containing stain. Stability: Paraffin block, preserved (formalin), or dried: Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Indefinitely Stability: Fresh tissue: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: Indefinitely |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Expected TAT | 7 - 11 days |
| Performing Labcorp Test Code | 829060 |
| Notes | Labcorp Test Code: 829060 |
| CPT Code(s) | 82525 |
| Lab Section | Reference Lab |