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Test Code FCYNB; SQ: CYANID Cyanide, Blood Test


Specimen Required


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

Container/Tube: Gray top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride)

Specimen volume: 2 mL

Collection instructions: Collect 2 mL whole blood in potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride Gray top tube, send frozen.


Secondary ID

75370

Method Name

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Reporting Name

Cyanide, Blood

Specimen Type

Whole Blood NaFl-KOx

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Whole Blood NaFl-KOx Frozen (preferred) 90 days
  Refrigerated  7 days

Reference Values

Normal: Up to 0.05 mcg/mL

Potentially toxic: 0.50 mcg/mL and greater

Potentially lethal: 2.0 mcg/mL and greater

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

CPT Code Information

82600

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FCYNB Cyanide, Blood 5634-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Z5239 Cyanide 5634-1
Z5240 Reporting Limit 19147-8

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.