Reference Interval:
Effective November 14, 2011
| Age
| Male
| Female
| | 0-10 years
| 75-153 µg/dL
| 75-153 µg/dL
| | 11 years-12 years
| 64-132 µg/dL
| 64-132 µg/dL
| | 13 years-18 years
| 57-129 µg/dL
| 57-129 µg/dL
| | 19 years and older
| 70-140 µg/dL
| 80-155 µg/dL
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| Interpretive Data: |
Serum copper may be elevated with infection, inflammation, stress, copper supplementation, oral contraceptives, and pregnancy. Concentrations are 2-3 times normal in the third trimester of pregnancy. Copper may be lowered with corticosteroids, zinc, malnutrition, and malabsorption.
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| Note: |
Elevated results from noncertified trace element-free tubes may be due to contamination. Elevated concentrations of trace elements in serum should be confirmed with a second specimen collected in a trace element-free tube, such as royal blue sterile tube (no additive).
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| CPT Code(s): |
82525
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Cross References: |
Cu (Copper, Serum), Cu, Plasma (Copper, Serum), CUS (Copper, Serum) |
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