91306 Lead, Urine - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91306 Lead, Urine

Specimen:

Collect:

Timed Urine

Also Acceptable
Random Urine

Submit:

8 mL (Min:1 mL) Aliquot(s) Timed Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

24 HR Urine Collection Preferred
Keep Specimen Refrigerated During Collection
State Collection Time
State Volume
Use plastic container and refrigerate during collection.

Patient Prep: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician). 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.

Collect: 24-hour or random urine collection. Refrigeration of urine alone, during and after collection, preserves specimens adequately, if tested within 14 days of collection.

Rejection Criteria:

Acid Preserved Urine
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:

2-4 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83655

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93037 - LEAD, URINE	93038 - LEAD, URINE
93040 - LEAD, URINE	93008 - CREAT, UR
93009 - CREAT, UR	93388 - URINE VOLUME