We want your time with us to be as positive and comfortable as possible. Our vision is to ensure every patient or consumer receives the right treatment at the right time in a safe environment.

Locations Telehealth Health Hub

Supporting you

We provide a range of support to assist patients, consumers, families and carers to access services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Hospital care

Coming to hospital can be a stressful time for many people. Knowing as much as possible about what to expect can make you feel more comfortable.

Ongoing care

We work with you and your family or carers to set goals for what you want to achieve from your stay in hospital.

Community care

We deliver more than 50 healthcare services in the community and in people's homes, across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Providing feedback

We welcome your feedback, whether it's a complaint, a compliment or a suggestion. Your feedback helps us improve our services for everyone.

Services & clinics

At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, we offer a range of services and clinics for our patients and consumers. We support people staying in hospital, as well as people coming in for treatment or being treated in the community.

View all services & clinics

Cardiology

Diabetes and Endocrinology

Emergency

Intensive Care

Kidney Care

Major Trauma

Medical Imaging

Mental Health

Metabolic Diseases

Neurology and Stroke

Victorian Infectious Diseases Service

Victorian Tuberculosis Program

Health professionals

As a large public hospital and healthcare provider, we work with health professionals statewide to help deliver patient care. Our career and training opportunities for healthcare workers promote professional development and improve patient outcomes.

Referrals Parkville Connect

Careers

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career.

Training courses

There's a range of clinical learning opportunities at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH).

For GPs

Our GP Liaison team helps GPs and other health professionals to navigate and refer patients to services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). We work to improve communication between the hospital and primary care

Pathology Handbook

The RMH Pathology Handbook is a reference guide to help clinicians select tests and collect the correct specimen.

Research

Copper (Serum)

Back to Pathology Handbook

Collection Requirements

6ml Trace Metal Tube (Navy Blue Top) - DEDICATED or 8.5ml Serum Tube

Min vol: 5ml blood or 500uL Serum

Transport ambient at room temperature.

Tube Colour

Red

Test image(s)

Requires own tube?

Department

Biochemistry

Reference Interval

12-280 nmol/L

Availability

Weekly, TAT: 2 weeks

Reference Laboratory

Austin Pathology, Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Vic 3084. tel 03 9496 3100; Fax 03 9496 1674

Fee

Medicare rebatable Item 66820

Notes

Austin Pathology preferred collection tube is the navy top trace metal tube but Serum NO GEL (red top) is acceptable. Collection tubes containing gel (Gold/green) are NOT acceptable.

Test code: COPP

Back to Pathology Handbook

Pathology Handbook search