Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Heavy Metals Screen Build info

Synonyms

  • HEAVY METALS SCREEN
  • LEAD
  • MERCURY
  • ARSENIC
  • CADMIUM
  • LAB1019

Short Name

HEAVY METAL

Procedure Master Number

LAB1019

Procedure ID

56146

Clinical Info

Monitor exposure to arsenic, lead, mercury, and cadmium

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Royal blue top (EDTA) trace metal collection tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Royal blue top (EDTA) trace metal collection tube
Specimen: Full tube ( 1.1 mL min volume)
Additional Information: Patient should avoid seafood and red wine 72 hours prior to collection.

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Profile Include:    Arsenic
                                 Lead
                                 Cadmium
                                 Mercury
 

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82175-Arsenic
82300-Cadmium
83655-Lead
83825-Mercury

PDM

 5903970

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
HEAVY METALS, PLASMA ARSENIC HEAMETPLASAR HEAVY MET PLAS AR Heavy Metals, Plasma Arsenic
HEAVY METALS, BLOOD CADMIUM HVYMTLBLDCAD HEAVY METALS, BLOOD CADMIUM Heavy Metals, Blood Cadmium
LEAD - BLOOD LEADBLOOD LEAD Lead, Blood
MERCURY (B) MERCURY MERCURY B Mercury (B)
HEAVY METALS, BLOOD ARSENIC ARSENIC ARSENIC Arsenic
MERCURY LEVEL, SERUM MERCURY MERCURY Mercury Level, Serum
CADMIUM LEVEL, SERUM CADMIUMSER CADMIUM SER Cadmium Level, Serum