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Test Code LAB98 Lead, Venous, with Demographics, Blood

Additional Codes

LEAD WB


Ordering Guidance


If testing is needed on a capillary specimen, order PBDC / Lead, Capillary, with Demographics, Blood.



Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: 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.

Supplies:

-Metal Free B-D Tube (EDTA), 6 mL (T183)

-Metal Free B-D Tube (EDTA), 3 mL (T989)

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Royal blue-top BD Vacutainer Plus with EDTA (6 mL) blood collection tube

Acceptable: Royal blue-top BD vacutainer with EDTA blood collection tube (3 mL)

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. See Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport  for complete instructions.

2. Send whole blood specimen in original tube. Do not aliquot.


Seattle Children's Hospital Note:

Preferred Sample:

The preferred sample type is Whole Blood collected in a Dark Blue/EDTA Trace Element Tube.

 

 

Acceptable Samples:

Lavender/EDTA microtainers are acceptable, but only for capillary draws. DO NOT draw venous blood into a Lavender/EDTA microtainer.

 

Large (4.0 mL) lavender/EDTA vacutainers are acceptable when the sample has not been run through an analyzer. This test can be added on to extra hold lavender tubes but not a CBC specimen or any other tube that has been run through an analyzer.

Forms

1. Lead and Heavy Metals Reporting (T491) or Lead and Heavy Metals Reporting-Spanish (T956)

2. If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a General Request (T239) with the specimen.

Useful For

Detecting lead toxicity in venous blood specimens

Profile Information

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
PBBV Lead, Venous, B No Yes
DEMO8 Patient Demographics No Yes

Method Name

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Reporting Name

Lead, Venous, w/Demographics, B
Seattle Children's Hospital Note:

SCH Clinical System Name: Lead, Blood

Specimen Type

Whole blood

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Whole blood Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Ambient  28 days
  Frozen  28 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK
Clotted blood Reject

Reference Values

<3.5 mcg/dL

Critical values

Pediatrics (≤15 years): ≥20.0 mcg/dL

Adults (≥16 years): ≥70.0 mcg/dL

Method Description

The metal of interest is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.(Unpublished Mayo method)

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Seattle Children's Hospital Note:

TAT: 3 - 5 days

Report Available

1 to 2 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

83655

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
PBDV Lead, Venous, w/Demographics, B 77307-7

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
65640 Lead, Venous, B 77307-7
PTAD8 Patient Street Address 56799-0
PTCI8 Patient City 68997-6
PTST8 Patient State 46499-0
PTZI8 Patient Zip Code 45401-7
PTCN8 Patient County 87721-7
PTPH8 Patient Home Phone 42077-8
PTRA8 Patient Race 32624-9
PTET8 Patient Ethnicity 69490-1
PTOC8 Patient Occupation 11341-5
PTEM8 Patient Employer 80427-8
GDFN8 Guardian First Name 79183-0
GDLN8 Guardian Last Name 79184-8
MDOR8 Health Care Provider Name 52526-1
MDAD8 Health Care Provider Street Address 74221-3
MDCI8 Health Care Provider City 52531-1
MDST8 Health Care Provider State 52532-9
MDZI8 Health Care Provider Zip Code 87720-9
MDPH8 Health Care Provider Phone 68340-9
LABP8 Submitting Laboratory Phone 65651-2