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HelpTest Code ZNPLS / 001800-L Zinc, plasma
Performing Laboratory
LabCorp Laboratories
Useful For
Monitor exposure to zinc; evaluate suspected nutritional inadequacy, especially in enteral or parental nutrition, critically ill or burn patients; cases of diabetes or delayed wound healing; growth retardation; follow therapy, for example when higher intravenous zinc doses are used to balance excessive ongoing GI losses in long-term total parenteral nutrition; follow oral zinc therapy in Wilson's disease; confirm acrodermatitis enteropathica and follow therapy
Method Name
Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Values
|
Age |
Male |
Female |
|---|---|---|
|
0 to 2 m |
50–123 |
50–123 |
|
3 to 4 m |
44–133 |
51–124 |
|
5 to 10 m |
49–134 |
49–134 |
|
≥11 m |
44–115 |
44–115 |
Report Available
2 - 4 days
Specimen Type
Plasma
Preferred Container
Royal Blue Top Tube (EDTA)
Preferred Volume
Plasma 1 mL
Minimum Volume
Plasma 0.4 mL
Specimen Collection and Handling
Separate plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection, and transfer to a certified metal-free transport tube for shipment to the laboratory refrigerated
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type: Plasma
Refrigerated: 28 Days
Frozen: 28 Days
Room Temp: 28 Days
Note: Stable x4 freeze/thaw cycles.
Add On Capable
No
Advance Beneficiary Notice Requirements
No ABN required
CPT Code Information
|
CPT Code |
CPT Description |
CPT Disclaimer |
|---|---|---|
| 84630 | Zinc, Quantitative |