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HelpTest Code ZW80 PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) Congeners, Screen with Confirmation, serum
Useful For
Evaluate exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls
Profile Information
2,2',5 PCB; 2,4,4' PCB; 2,2'5,5' PCB; 2,2',3,5' PCB; 2,3',4',5 PCB; 2,3',4,4',5 PCB; 2,2',4,5,5' PCB; 2,2'3,4,4'5 PCB; 2,2',4,4',5,5' PCB; 2,2'3,4,4'5,5 PCB (listed congeners are components of one or more of the following: Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1232; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1248; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor1260)
Performing Laboratory
Medtox Laboratories, Inc
Specimen Required
5 mL serum in Red-top (no additive) tube
Do NOT use a gel-barrier tube.
Specimen Minimum Volume
1 mL
Specimen Stability Information
Collection
Serum or plasma should be separated from cells within two hours of venipuncture. Submit serum or plasma in a plastic transport tube.
Storage Instructions
Submission/transport (<3 days): Room temperature. For storage beyond three days, specimen should be refrigerated or frozen.
Reject Due To
Gel-barrier tubes
Reference Values
NEGATIVE; <0.5 ng/mL for each congener
Day(s) Performed
Report Available
5 days
Method Name
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
CPT Code Information
82441