HEAVY METALS PROFILE II, URINE

Message

"Patient should avoid seafood and red wine 72 hours prior to collection.
Request form must state 24-hour specimen volume, if applicable
"

Test Code

70813

CPT Codes
82175; 82300; 82570; 83655; 83825

Includes

"Arsenic (total), urine; arsenic (inorganic), urine; cadmium, urine; lead, urine; mercury, urine; all ratios; all 24-hour excretions
"

Preferred Specimen

"Urine (random or 24-hour)
15 mL
"

Minimum Volume

"5.3 mL
"

Instructions

"Optional protocol: Instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning). Avoid contact with metal during collection. Screw the lid on securely. See individual tests for collection times for industrial monitoring.
"

Transport Container

"Plastic urine container, no preservative
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Transport Temperature

Room temp

Specimen Stability

"
Room temperature

14 days

Refrigerated

14 days

Frozen

14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles

Stable x3
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Methodology
"Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) "

Reference Range

"See individual tests.
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Clinical Significance

"Monitor exposure to arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium
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The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.