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Test Code LAB000 Platinum, Serum

Additional Codes

FPLAT


Specimen Required


***Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***

Draw blood in a plain, royal blue top tube(s). (Serum gel tube is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated in an acid washed (MCL Supply T619) or trace metal-free plastic container.


Method Name

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Reporting Name

Platinum

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 60 days
  Ambient  60 days
  Frozen  60 days

Reject Due To

Hemolysis NA
Lipemia NA
Icterus NA
Other Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)

Reference Values

Reporting limit determined each analysis.

 

Normally: Less than 1 mcg/L.

Total serum platinum concentrations following administration of platinum-based chemotherapeutics vary based on route of administration, duration of treatment and other pharmacokinetic variables.

Peak concentrations in excess of 2000 mcg/L are common.

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Sunday

Report Available

8 to 12 days

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

CPT Code Information

83018

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FPLAT Platinum 5714-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
FPLAT Platinum 5714-1

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.