Random Urine, Heavy Metals

Synonyms

• HEAVY METALS RANDOM URINE
• HMETRU
• LAB11674

Cerner Name

Heavy Metals Random Urine

Clinical Info

Preferred screening test for detection of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead in random urine specimens
If the total arsenic concentration is 10 mcg/L or greater, then speciation will be performed at an additional charge.

Specimen Sources

Bladder Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Ureter, Left Ureter, Right Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Foley Urine, Voided

Specimen Types

Urine

Specimen Volume

6 mL Random urine ( 3 mL min)

Container

Urine Cntr

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Clean, plastic urine container with no metal cap or glued insert
Specimen: 6 mL Random urine ( 3 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 7 Days Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation:
-Patient should not eat seafood for a 48-hour period prior to
start of collection.
-High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to
interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or
iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen
should not be collected for 96 hours.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation:
-Patient should not eat seafood for a 48-hour period prior to
start of collection.
-High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to
interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or

Methodology

Arsenic, Lead, Mercury and Cadmium: Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass
Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Creatinine: Enzymatic Colorimetric Assay

Days Performed

TAT: 2 - 5 Days

Performing Laboratories

Mayo Medical Labdratores

CPT

82175
82300
83825
83655
82570
LOINC Code: 29589-9

PDM

1459882

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms