Ordering Recommendation

May be useful in certain research settings or for estimating tissue stores of potassium.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Dark green (lithium or sodium heparin).

Specimen Preparation

Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Leave RBCs in the original container and replace stopper. Transport 1 mL RBCs in the original collection tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)
Test is not performed at ARUP; separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Tubes containing potassium-based preservatives/anticoagulants. Gel separator tubes including light green (lithium heparin with gel separator).

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Varies

Reported

4-7 days

Reference Interval

By Report

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

Performed by non-ARUP Laboratory

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

84132

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2014042 Potassium, Total, RBC 2824-1
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Aliases

  • N/A
Potassium, Total, RBC

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