Titanium

Alphabetical Test listing

Titanium-994

Test name:

Titanium

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Titanium, serum/plasma

Useful for:

Evaluate exposure to titanium

Specimen type:

Serum, metal free

Collection container:

Navy blue metal free vial/tube (no additive)

Volume:

2.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Processing instructions:

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

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

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin
Carefully pour the plasma into a Metal free transfer vial/tube, labelled as EDTA plasma, within two hours of specimen collection.

Alternate transport container:

Metal free transfer vial/tube

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 3 days

Refrigerated (OK)

Frozen (OK)

Reason for rejection:

Use of non-metal-free collection or aliquot tubes

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories Inc (60190) via LabCorp (700258): R-NX

Days set up:

As needed; at least every other day

TAT:

4 days

Method:

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Reference ranges:

<10.0 ng/mL

CPT codes:

83018

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

LOINC code:

Result 8244-6

Date created:

05/22/2019

Revised date:

05/22/2019

Review date:

06/06/2023