Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

RBC Copper

Synonyms

COPPER, RBC
CURBC
LAB11185

Cerner Name

Clinical Info

May be useful for exposure monitoring or investigation. Copper concentrations in red blood cells (RBCs) reflect the intracellular stores and general homeostasis of copper.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube; Navy blue EDTA Tube
Specimen: 2 mL RBC's (0.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Specimen Preparation: Centrifuge whole blood and separate RBCs from plasma within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL RBCs to Trace Element-Free Transport Tube

Specimen Volume

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature or Refrigerated
Unacceptable Frozen

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories

CPT

82525
LOINC Code: 5630-9

PDM

225708

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
COPPER, RED BLOOD CELLS	COPPERRBC	COPPER, RED BLOOD CELLS	Copper, Red Blood Cells

Result Interpretation

59.0 - 91.0 mcg/dL

Forms

LAB11185

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