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Test Code HG Mercury, 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)

Container/Tube: Royal blue top (EDTA) plastic trace element blood collection tube

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Collection Instructions:

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

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


Children's Mercy Hospital Note:

CMH COLLECTION:

Call Lab for EDTA Royal vacutainer

2 mL in EDTA Royal vacutainer (Check label - Lavender edge and EDTA)

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Specimen Stability Information

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

Useful For

Detecting mercury toxicity

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Report Available

1 to 2 days

Reporting Name

Mercury, B

Reference Values

<10 ng/mL

Reference values apply to all ages.

Method Name

Triple Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

83825