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Heavy Metals Panel with Cadmium, Random Urine : 15110
Test CodeHMTCDU or 15110
CPT Codes
82175, 83655, 83825, 82300, 82570
Includes
Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Creatinine
Instructions
Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to collection. Avoid worksite collection. Collect urine in 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 re-submission with a trace element tube/container is recommended.
Transport Container
Preferred:
7 mL aliquot of a well-mixed 24-hour urine collected in an acid-washed or metal-free container
Minimum: 3 mL
7 mL aliquot of a well-mixed 24-hour 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 tests.
Clinical Significance
See Individual Test codes.
Performing Laboratory
med fusion
