Ethyl Benzene Metabolite Profile, Urine

Test Code
723486


CPT Codes
82570; 83921

Preferred Specimen
"Urine
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Minimum Volume
"2.2 mL
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Instructions
"Maintain specimen at room temperature.
Sampling time is the end of the shift at the end of the work week for industrial exposure monitoring. Metabolites with timing “end of shift at the end of the work week” (meaning four or five consecutive working days with exposure) are eliminated with half-lives longer than five hours. Such metabolites accumulate in the body during the work week; therefore, their timing is critical in relation to previous exposures.
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Transport Container
"Plastic urine container, no preservative
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Methodology
"Gas chromatography (GC) "

Reference Range
"• Environmental exposure: none detected

• Occupational exposure: BEI® (sampling time is the end of shift at the end of the work week): 700 mg/g creatinine1
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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.