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Mercury, Serum/Plasma
Test CodeHGBLD
Quest Code
26499
CPT Codes
83825
Preferred Specimen
2 mL plasma collected in a no additive (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA (royal blue-top) tube, or 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 Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 5 months
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 5 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Setup Schedule
Set up: As needed; Report Available: 5 days (after set-up)
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