Cobalt, plasma

Alphabetical Test listing

Cobalt, plasma-2562

Test name:

Cobalt, plasma

Test number:

2562

Excellian order number:

83018.0

Abbreviation:

COP

Alternate names:

Co, plasma

Useful for:

Monitor industrial exposure to cobalt

Specimen type:

ETDA plasma, metal free

Collection container:

Navy blue metal free vial/tube with EDTA

Volume:

2.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.6 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10, times to prevent clotting

Processing instructions:

Spin sample immediately after the collection
Carefully pour the plasma into certified metal-free transport tube, labelled as EDTA plasma

Transport container:

Metal free transfer vial/tube

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3

Reason for rejection:

Certified metal-free plastic transport tube not submitted
Unspun royal blue-top tube from which the plasma or serum has not been removed
Gel-barrier tube

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (071506): R-LC

TAT:

3 - 4 days

Method:

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

Reference ranges:

Environmental exposure: <1.0 μg/L

CPT codes:

83018

Date created:

05/07/2025

Revised date:

06/13/2025

Review date:

06/10/2025