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Iodine, serum or plasma-994

Test info

Test name:

Iodine, serum or plasma

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

I
Iodine

Useful for:

Monitor exposure to iodine
Evaluate for iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs), excessive iodine intake, or iodine in the workplace

Specimen

Specimen type:

Serum, metal free

Collection container:

Navy blue metal free vial/tube (no additive)

Volume:

0.5 mL

Minimum volume:

0.4 mL
Submission of the minimum volume does not allow for repeat testing

Processing instructions:

Allow specimen to clot
Spin and carefully pour serum into a Metal free transfer vial/tube, labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport container:

Metal free transfer vial/tube

Alternate specimen type:

EDTA plasma, metal free

Alternate collection container:

Navy blue metal free vial/tube with EDTA

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin
Carefully pour plasma into a Metal free transfer vial/tube

Alternate transport container:

Metal free transfer vial/tube

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 3

Reason for rejection:

Certified metal-free plastic transport tube not submitted

Performance

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (070034): R-NX

Days set up:

Tu - Fr

TAT:

2 - 4 days

Method:

Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

Reference ranges:

40.0 − 92.0 μg/L

Billing

CPT codes:

83789

LOINC code:

Result 2494-3

Tracking

Date created:

05/29/2019

Revised date:

04/06/2022

Review date:

06/06/2023