Heavy Metals with Cadmium, Whole Blood




Test Mnemonic

HEVMT4

CPT Codes

  • 83825 - QTY (1)
  • 82175 - QTY (1)
  • 83655 - QTY (1)
  • 82300 - QTY (1)

Aliases

  • Arsenic
  • AS blood level
  • Cadmium
  • Cd blood level
  • Heavy metals blood levels
  • Hg blood level
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Pb blood level
  • Arsenic
  • AS blood level
  • Cadmium
  • Cd blood level
  • Heavy metals blood levels
  • Hg blood level
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Pb blood level

Includes

  • Arsenic
  • Mercury
  • Lead
  • Cadmium

Performing Laboratory

ARUP


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
7 mLWhole bloodEDTA (Royal blue) AmbientHEAVY METALS FORM REQUIRED to meet State Health Department requirements. Patient Prep: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, non-essential over-the-counter medications upon the advice of their physician, and avoid shellfish and seafood for 48 to 72 hours. Transport specimen in original collection tube.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient1 week
Refrigerated1 week
FrozenUnacceptable

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

2 - 4 days

Methodology

Name Description
Inductively Coupled Plasma / Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) 

Reference Range

Arsenic, Blood
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Normal0.0 - 12.0 ug/L
Cadmium, Blood
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Years99 YearsNormal0.0 - 5.0ug/L
Lead
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Years5 YearsNormal0.0 - 3.4ug/dL
 6 Years99 YearsNormal0.0 - 4.9ug/dL
Mercury, Blood
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Normal0.0 - 10.0ug/L

Special Info

Patient demographics (Heavy Metals) form is required to meet State Health Department requirements. Patient Prep: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patients should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician), and avoid shellfish and seafood for 48 to 72 hours. Mercury is volatile; concentration may decrease over time. If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container, the arsenic, cadmium, and lead values do not change with time. Specimens collected in tubes other than royal blue (EDTA), or specimens transported in containers other than royal blue (EDTA) tubes or trace element-free transport tubes will be rejected. Heparin anticoagulant is not acceptable. Clotted specimens are unacceptable. This test is New York DOH approved.

Patient Info Sheet