Test directory: Cobalt, Serum or Plasma

Ordering Code 8620
Test Name Cobalt, Serum or Plasma
Preferred Specimen Serum
Preferred Container Serum in Trace Element No Additive (Royal Blue)
Other Specimen/Container Plasma in Trace Element EDTA (Royal Blue)
Optimum Volume 1 mL
Handling Instructions Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a
Trace metal-free aliquot tube. Specimen is forwarded to another lab for testing; do not share with other tests
Transport Requirements Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability Ambient: 30 Days
Refrigerated: 30 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Rejection Criteria Gel barrier tube, Non-metal free tube
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time 14 Days
Methodology Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of July 6, 2026.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Cobalt ALL mcg/L

Typically <1.0...
Typically <1.0 mcg/L in the general population
The blood to plasma ratio is approximately 1.0-2.0
Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
See report.
Note1

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Typically <1.0 mcg/L in the general population
The blood to plasma ratio is approximately 1.0-2.0
Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
See report..