Calcium - Total, RBCs

Purpose

Exposure Monitoring/Investigation

Method(s)

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP/OES)

Suggested CPT Code(s)

82310

New York State Approval Status

Approved

Turnaround Time

5 days

Test Includes


1	Calcium		Inductively Coupled Plasma/Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP/OES)	mg/dL	0.55	Metal/Element

Specimen Type

RBCs

Requested Volume

2 mL

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Special Handling

Centrifuge and separate RBCs into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial within two hours of collection.

Specimen Container

Green top tube (Sodium Heparin)

Additional Collection Instructions

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

Received Room Temperature. Lavender top tube (EDTA).

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical specimen submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: Not Stable
Refrigerated: 30 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 30 day(s)


1	Calcium		Inductively Coupled Plasma/Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP/OES)	mg/dL	0.55	Metal/Element

Example Report (Negative)

Example Report (Positive)

Interface Map

0938R Calcium - Total, RBCs - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Calcium	mg/dL	CALCIUM1	16273-5

LOINC^® Information

0938R Calcium - Total, RBCs - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Calcium	mg/dL	CALCIUM1	16273-5


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