Test directory: Copper, Serum

Ordering Code711
Test NameCopper, Serum
Preferred SpecimenSerum
Preferred ContainerTrace Element Clot Activator (Royal Blue)
Other Specimen/ContainerPlasma in Trace Element EDTA (Royal Blue)
Optimum Volume2 mL
Collection InstructionsDo Not use SST.
Handling InstructionsSeparate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection and transfer to a plastic acid washed or metal free vial.
Transport RequirementsOahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen StabilityAmbient: 5 Days
Refrigerated: 10 Days
Frozen: 1 Month
Rejection CriteriaGel 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. StatNO
Analytic TimeUp to 10 Days
MethodologyInductively-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 April 25, 2024.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
Copper, SerumALLSee report.