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Heavy Metals Comprehensive Panel, Urine : 14573
Test CodeHEMTCU or 14573
CPT Codes
82175, 82300, 83018 x2, 83655, 83825, 82570
Includes
Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Lead, Mercury, Thallium, Creatinine
Instructions
Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to collection. Avoid worksite collection. Collect urine in an acid-washed or metal-free plastic container. Tests performed on a specimen submitted in a non-trace element tube or non-acid-washed/non-metal-free container may not accurately reflect the patient's level. If a non-trace element tube/container is received, it will be accepted for testing. However, elevated results shall be reported with a message that a re-submission with a trace element tube/container is recommended.
Transport Container
Preferred:
7 mL random urine collected in an acid-washed or metal-free container
Minimum: 3 mL
7 mL random urine collected in an acid-washed or metal-free container
Minimum: 3 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
Monday -Saturday
Report Available
1-4 days
Reference Range
See individual test codes.
Clinical Significance
See Individual Test codes.
Performing Laboratory
med fusion
