Specimen Requirements:
2.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
Collection Instructions:
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic, preservative-free screw-cap vial.
Minimum Volume:
0.7 mL Serum
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
14 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
Serum Separator Tube (SST); Gel; Ambient
Reference Range:
Refer to Interpretive Results
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography • Tandem Mass Spectometry
Clinical Significance:
Exposure monitoring. Scope of Analysis:
2,2,3,4,4,5,5-Heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 180);
2,2,3,4,4,5-Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 138);
2,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 44);
2,2,4,4,5,5-Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153);
2,2,4,5,5- Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 101);
2,2,5,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 52);
2,3,3,4,4,5-Hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 156);
2,3,4,4,5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118);
2,3,4,4-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 66);
2,4,4,5-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 74);
2,4,4-Trichlorobiphenyl (PCB 28)
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
6 to 7 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly to NMS Laboratories
PHL Test Code:
MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
Send Out Test Code:
93277
Alternate Test Names:
PCB; Polychlorinated Biphenyls
CPT Coding:
82441