Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Total Plasma Porphyrins

Synonyms

COPROPORPHYRIN
LAB123
PORPHYRIN, TOTAL
PTP
UROPORPHYRIN

Cerner Name

Porphyrins,Total Plasma

Clinical Info

Monitoring treatment of patients with porphyria cutanea tarda

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Green Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type: Plasma
Patient Preparation: Patient should abstain from alcohol for at least 24 hours prior to specimen collection.
Supplies: Amber Frosted Tube, 5 mL (T192)
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Green top (heparin)
Acceptable: Lavender top (EDTA)
Submission Container/Tube: Amber vial
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Centrifuge specimen and aliquot plasma into amber vial.
2. Send plasma frozen.
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Stability Information:
Specimen TypeTemperatureTimeSpecial ContainerPlasmaFrozen14 daysLIGHT PROTECTED

Specimen Volume

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Methodology

PTP: Extraction and Scanning Spectrofluorometry
PFP: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT

84311-Porphyrins, total
82542-Porphyrins, fractionation (if appropriate)

PDM

5906758

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
PORPHYRINS, TOTAL, PLASMA	PORPTOTP	PORP TOTAL P	Porphyrins, Total, Plasma
PTP REVIEWED BY	PTPREVIEW	PTP REVIEW	PTP Reviewed By
PTP INTERPRETATION	PTPINTERP	PTP INTERP	PTP Interpretation

Result Interpretation

?1.0 mcg/dL

Forms

Light Sensitive Test MEMO 6-20-2022 v2

LAB123

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