Test directory: Copper, Serum

Ordering Code 711
Test Name Copper, Serum
Preferred Specimen Serum
Preferred Container Trace Element Clot Activator (Royal Blue)
Other Specimen/Container Plasma in Trace Element EDTA (Royal Blue)
Optimum Volume 2 mL
Collection Instructions Do Not use SST.
Handling Instructions Separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection and transfer to a plastic acid washed or metal free vial.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability Ambient: 5 Days
Refrigerated: 10 Days
Frozen: 1 Month
Rejection Criteria Gel barrier tube, Hemolyzed, Non-metal free tube, Serum or
Plasma not separated from cells, Samples submitted in non- trace metal or non-acid washed containers
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time Up to 10 Days
Methodology Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) or
Atomic Spectroscopy (AS)
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of June 29, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Copper, Serum ALL See report.