Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Gold Level Build info

Synonyms

  • GOLD, SERUM
  • AU
  • GOLD MEASUREMENT
  • LAB170

Short Name

GOLD, SERUM

Procedure Master Number

LAB170

Procedure ID

55976

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Dark Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Royal blue-top Monoject® trace element blood collection tube(s) -No Additive
Specimen:  2 mL of serum ( 0.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Stability:   30 Days Room Temperature,Refrigerated or Frozen
 
Note: Promptly centrifuge and separate into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

30 Days Room Temperature,Refrigerated or Frozen
 
Note: Promptly centrifuge and separate into an acid washed plastic screw capped vial

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Optical Emission Spectrometry

Days Performed

Monday - Friday
 
TAT-8 Days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly
 To National Medical Services

CPT

80375
 
LOINC Code  5689-8

PDM

 5908400

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
GOLD MEASUREMENT SERGOLD GOLD, SERUM