Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

RBC Magnesium Build info

Synonyms

  • MAGNESIUM, RBC
  • RED BLOOD CELL
  • MAGNESIUM, RBC
  • MG
  • LAB104

Short Name

MAGNESIUM RB

Procedure Master Number

LAB104

Procedure ID

856

Clinical Info

Evaluate magnesium deficiency

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

D BL-EDTA

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Dark Blue top (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen: 1.0 mL packed red blood cells in metal free vial (0.2 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge to separate plasma from RBC's and discard plasma.
Transfer RBC's to a metal free plastic transfer vial.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature or Refirgerated
 

Methodology

Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

83735
 
LONIC Code:  26746-8

PDM

 5900945

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
MAGNESIUM, RBC MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM, RBC Magnesium, Rbc