RBC Copper

Synonyms

  • COPPER, RBC
  • CURBC
  • LAB11185

Cerner Name

Copper, RBC

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

Specimen Volume

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

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature or Refrigerated
Unacceptable Frozen

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Days Performed

Performing Laboratories

ARUP Laboratories

CPT

82525
LOINC Code: 5630-9

PDM

225708

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
Chemistry LAB11185 build edit