91119 Heavy Metals Panel, Urine

Specimen:

Collect:

Timed Urine

Also Acceptable
Random Urine

Submit:

8 mL (Min:2 mL) Aliquot(s) Timed Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable
8 mL (Min:2 mL) Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Keep Specimen Refrigerated During Collection
State Collection Time
State Volume
Collect and submit in trace element containers
Patient Prep: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician), and avoid shellfish and seafood for 48 to 72 hours. High concentrations of iodine may interfere with elemental testing. Abstinence from iodine-containing medications or contrast agents for at least 1 month prior to collecting specimens for elemental testing is recommended.

Rejection Criteria:

Acid preserved urines
Urine collected within 48 hours after administration of a gadolinium (Gd) containing contrast media (may occur with MRI studies).

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Performed:

Mon-Sat

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82175	83655
83825

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93008 - CREAT, UR	93009 - CREAT, UR
93027 - ARSENIC, URINE	93028 - ARSENIC, URINE
93033 - MERCURY, URINE	93034 - MERCURY, URINE
93035 - MERCURY, URINE	93036 - ARSENIC, UR
93037 - LEAD, URINE	93038 - LEAD, URINE
93040 - LEAD, URINE	93518 - HOURS COLLECTED
93388 - URINE VOLUME