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Mercury, Blood
Test Code636
CPT Codes
83825<br><strong>This test code is for non-New York patient testing. For New York patient testing, use test code 13654.</strong>
Preferred Specimen
4 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (royal blue-top) tube
Patient Preparation
Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube
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 patients 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.
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 patients 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.
Instructions
Carefully clean skin prior to venipuncture. Avoid worksite collection.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Clotted specimen
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report Available: 1-4 days
Clinical Significance
Mercury, a highly toxic metal, is present in select industrial environments and in contaminated ocean fish.
