HMETRNDU

Heavy Metal Screen, Random or 24 Hour Urine

EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB3313

Synonyms:
HMUCR
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Patient Preparation:

1. For the 48-hour period prior to start of collection, patient should not eat seafood. 

2. High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Container Type:
Plastic urine container, no preservatives
Specimen Type:

Urine

Preferred Volume:
10 mL
Minimum Volume:
3 mL
Store and Transport:
Refrigerated
Stability:

Frozen - 7 days
Refrigerated - 7 days

Unacceptable Condition:

All specimens will be evaluated at Mayo Clinic Laboratories for test suitability.

CPT Codes:

82175 - Heavy Metal 24 hr urine - Arsenic (EAP 30134029)
82570 - Creatinine Urine (EAP 30021617)
83655 - Heavy Metal 24 hr urine - Lead (EAP 30134033)
83825 - Heavy Metal 24 hr urine - Mercury (EAP 30134032)
82300-Heavy Metal 24 hr urine - Cadmium (EAP30134031)

Test Schedule:
Monday through Friday
Turnaround Time:
3-5 days
Method:
ASCU, CDCU, HGCU, PBCU: Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)
CRETR: Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay

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