Days Set Up
Tuesday - Saturday
Analytic Time

3 - 8 days

MiChart Code
Zinc, Red Blood Cell
Soft Order Code
ZNRBC

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Synonyms

Zn, Blood
Zinc, Erythrocytes
RBC Zinc
Whole Blood Zinc

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Test Usage
 
Reference Range

9.0-14.7 mg/L

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Onsite

Collect specimen in a royal blue top (trace element) tube with EDTA (K2). Send to Specimen Processing in a green bag. Specimen must be spun and aliquotted within 2 hours of collection.

Collection Offsite

Royal blue (trace element) and/or Metal-Free aliquot tubes are available from MLabs (800-862-7284). Collect blood in a royal blue top (trace element) tube with EDTA (K2). Centrifuge and aliquot plasma into a metal-free tube within 2 hours of collection (KEEP red blood cells). Leave RBCs in original royal blue top tube (replacing original stopper).

Trace Element Tube – K2 EDTA
Normal Volume
4 mL whole blood
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL whole blood

Billing Information

CPT Code
84630
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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Our High Standard

Quality that sets us apart

As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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