Copper, Liver
| CPT Code(s): | 82525 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:Liver tissue obtained with an 18 gauge needle. Specimen Preparation:Transport at least a 1 cm long specimen. Tissue can be fresh, paraffin-embedded, or dried. Also acceptable: Formalin-fixed. Specimens other than paraffin-embedded should be stored and transported in a metal-free container such as a royal blue (no additive). Storage/Transport Temperature:Refrigerated. Stability:Paraffin block, preserved (formalin), or dried: Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Indefinitely Fresh tissue: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: Indefinitely |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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