Specimen:
Collect
- Timed Urine in Timed Urine Container
Also Acceptable:
- Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container
Submit
- 8 mL (Min:2 mL) Aliquot(s) Timed Urine in Trace Element Free Tube. Submit Refrigerated.
Also Acceptable:
- 8 mL (Min:2 mL) Random Urine in Trace Element Free Tube. 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.
Collection from patients with impaired kidney function should be avoided for a minimum of 14 days post-contrast media exposure.
Rejection Criteria
- Urine collected within 72 hours after administration of iodinated or gadolinium-based contrast media.
Acid preserved urines.
Specimens containing blood or fecal matter.
Specimens transported in non-trace element free transport tube.
Stability
Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 82175
- 83655
- 83825
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93008 - CREAT, UR
- 93009 - CREATININE
- 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
Last Updated: March 15, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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