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Test ID BLOD1709 PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) Congeners, Screen with Confirmation, Serum

Specimen Type/Requirements

Red top (Serum w/out gel) tube, Serum

 

Serum should be separated from cells within two hours of venipuncture. Submit serum in a plastic transport tube.

 

Cause of Rejection: Gel-barrier tubes

Specimen Volume

 Preferred Volume     5.0 mL   
 Minimum Volume     1.0 mL 

 

Stability/Transport

 Room Temperature     Less than 3 days   
 Refrigerated               Greater than 3 days     Preferred for transport   
 Frozen                        Greater than 3 days  

 

Report Available

Testing Schedules may vary.  Report available after 5 days in testing lab. 

 

Methodology

Screen: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) 
Confirmation: Definitive Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) 

Performing Lab

Medtox

CPT

82441

Additional Information

Initial presumptive testing by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) at a testing threshold of 0.5 ng/mL; presumptive positives confirmed by definitive gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) at a testing threshold of 0.5 ng/mL.  This test includes confirmation (at an additional charge). 

 

Interface Build Information

SANFORD LABORATORY INTERFACE BUILD INFORMATION

 Result Code     Result Code Description   
 27555  PCB Screen   (BLOD1709)
 27556  PCB Confirmation   (LABS1056)   
 27557  2,2',5 PCB
 27558  2,4,4' PCB 
 27559  2,2',5,5' PCB 
 27560  2,2',3,5' PCB 
 27561  2,3',4',5 PCB 
 27562  2,3',4,4',5 PCB 
 27563  2,2',4,5,5' PCB 
 27564  2,2',3,4,4',5 PCB 
 27565  2,2',4,4',5,5' PCB 
 27566                2,2',3,4,4',5,5' PCB