IODINE, TOTAL SERUM
Order Code ID
1402
Test Description
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Abbreviation
Alias
Specimen Description
Serum
Container Type
No additive (Royal Blue Top) Tube
CPT Code
83018
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Turnaround Time
6 Days
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
LOINC
2494-3
LOINC Description
Iodine
Handling/Draw Instructions
30 days room temperature; 6 weeks refrigerated; 6 weeks frozen. Rejection Criteria: Samples not received in trace element-free transport tubes, samples not separated from cells within 2 hours of collection serum collected within 48 hours after administration of a gadolinium or iodine-containing contrast media (may occur with MRI studies), samples collected using providone-iodine disinfectants (such as betadine) during venipuncture.
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