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TEST ID PBDV Lead, Venous, with Demographics, Blood

Reporting Name

Lead, Venous, w/Demographics, B

Specimen Type

Whole blood


Ordering Guidance


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



Specimen Required


***This specimen container cannot be opened or used for any other testing before shipping.***

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 EDTA 3 mL Tube (T989)

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

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Royal blue-top BD vacutainer with EDTA blood collection tube (3 mL) (BD catalog no. 367777) (T989)

Acceptable: Royal blue-top BD Vacutainer Plus with EDTA blood collection tube (6 mL) (BD catalog no. 368381) (T183)

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.


Specimen Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Specimen Stability Information

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

Method Name

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

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

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Report Available

1 to 2 days

Specimen Retention Time

14 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

83655

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