Specimen:
Collect
- Timed Urine in Timed Urine Container
Also Acceptable:
- Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container
Submit
- 8 mL (Min:1 mL) Aliquot(s) Timed Urine in Trace Element Free Tube. Submit Refrigerated.
Also Acceptable:
- 8 mL (Min:1 mL) Random Urine in Trace Element Free Tube. Submit Refrigerated.
Special Handling
- 24 HR Urine Collection Preferred
- State Collection Time
- State Volume
- Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and nonessential 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.
Rejection Criteria
- Acid Preserved Urine
- Urine collected within 48 hours after administration of gadolinium (Gd) containing contrast media (may occur with MRI studies).
Specimens contaminated with blood or fecal material.
Specimens transported in non-trace-element free transport tube (with the exception of the original device).
Stability
Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Year(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-6 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 84255
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93008 - CREAT, UR PER VOLUME
- 93009 - CREAT, UR PER DAY
- 96053 - SELENIUM, UR RATIO
- 96054 - SELENIUM, UR/DAY
- 93388 - URINE VOLUME
- 93518 - HOURS COLLECTED
- 96055 - SELENIUM, UR/VOL
Last Updated: April 23, 2026 @ 9:13 am
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