Lead, Urine (LABCORP)

Test Code

1231100336

Alias/See Also

LAB404: Lead, Urine with Creatinine | LABCORP EAP: 007633

CPT Codes
83655x1, 82570x1

Preferred Specimen

LABCORP LAB: URINE CUP (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 5

Transport Temperature

Specimen Type: Container: Plastic urine container, no preservative Storage: Maintain specimen at room temperature. Special Instructions: Do not use preservatives. Preservatives used for routine analysis may contain mercuric oxide (ie, Stabilur), which interferes with all metal testing. If both urinalysis and metal testing are ordered, please submit a separate urine specimen (containing no Specimen Collection: Sampling time is not critical for industrial exposure monitoring. Metals with timing ""not critical"" have very long elimination half-lives and accumulate in the body over years, some for a lifetime. After a couple of weeks of exposure, specimens can be collected at any time. Method: Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) Stability Room Temp: 14 days Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 14 days

Report Available

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min

Last Updated: March 6, 2023

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