Heavy Metal Screen Hair
Order Name
METAL/HAIR
Test Number: 3809450
Revision Date 10/17/2023
Test Number: 3809450
Revision Date 10/17/2023
| Test Name | Methodology | LOINC Code |
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Heavy Metal Screen Hair
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Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry |
| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | ||||
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| Specimen | Specimen Volume (min) | Specimen Type | Specimen Container | Transport Environment |
| Preferred | 500mg | See Instructions | See Instructions | Room Temperature |
| Instructions | Specimen Type: Plastic acid washed, trace metal free tubes can be obtained from National Medical Services Specimen Storage: Maintain specimen at room temperature Stability undetermined Specimen Collection: Hair: 500 mg Pencil-Thick Hair. Bundle, cut at roots and wrap with tie wrap at root end. Special Instructions: Testing referred to National Medical Services NMSPA#2663H Specimen Stability: Ambient: Not Available, Refrigerated : Not Available, Frozen: Not Available |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Expected TAT | 16 - 23 days | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clinical Use | Tests for heavy metals Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Performing Labcorp Test Code | 825075 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
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| CPT Code(s) | 82300, 83825, 82175, 83655, 82495 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lab Section | Reference Lab | ||||||||||||||||||