Mercury, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

HGBLD

Quest Code

26499

CPT Codes
83825

Preferred Specimen

2 mL serum collected in a no additive trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube or plasma collected in an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube

Minimum Volume

0.6 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in Greiner Trace Elements NH sodium heparin tubes

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.

Transport Container

Acid-washed, plastic screw-capped vial

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Polymer gel separation tube (PST) • Serum separator tube (SST)

Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics have been determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Setup Schedule

Set up: Varies; Report Available: 3-7 days

Report Available

5 Days

Reference Range

Normally: Less than 6 mcg/L

Clinical Significance

Exposure Monitoring/Investigation

Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
200 Welsh Rd
Horsham, PA 19044

Last Updated: March 10, 2022

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