The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Heavy Metal Screen
Order Code: HMSB
Epic Lab Code: LAB3272
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Blood
Collection Medium:
Royal Blue K2 EDTA tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Royal Blue Na2 EDTA tube


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  7 mL whole blood
Adult/Pediatrics Absolute Minimum:  1.5 mL whole blood

If the sample is drawn and stored in the appropriate container, the 
trace element values do not change with time.


Rejection Criteria:


Heparin anticoagulant


Analytic Time:


5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory


Reference Range:


Components             Reference Interval
Arsenic, Blood         0.0-13.0 ug/L
Mercury, Whole Blood   0-10 ug/L
Lead, Blood (Venous)   By report


Comments:


Includes Arsenic, Lead and Mercury.


Methodology:


Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry


CPT Code:


82175 Arsenic, 83655 Lead, 83825 Mercury




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Updated: 12/17/2008

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