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88911:HEAVY METALS, HAIR OR NAILS | |||||||||
Alias Names: | Arsenic (As) / Lead (Pb) / Mercury (Hg) | ||||||||
Methodology: | Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) | ||||||||
Edit Date: | 6/10/2009 | ||||||||
Components: | Arsenic (As) / Lead (Pb) / Mercury (Hg) | ||||||||
Performed: | Monday-Friday | ||||||||
Released: | 4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
CPT Code: | 82175 (As) / 83655 (Pb) / 83825 (Hg) | ||||||||
Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
Collection: | Hair (pencil-thin, 3″ lock of hair from nape of neck; indicate root end) or nail clippings (from all fingers). | ||||||||
Handling: | Place specimen in a clean, dry plastic vial. | ||||||||
Standard Volume: | 2 gm hair or nails. | ||||||||
Minimum Volume: | 0.5 gm hair or nails. | ||||||||
Transport: | Ambient. | ||||||||
Comments: | This test is for either hair or nails. If both hair and nail testing is wanted, each must be ordered on a separate requisition and specimens placed in separate containers.
Patients that have used a Grecian© Formula product cannot have lead testing performed on their hair as these products contain lead. |
Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
Arsenic (As) | <1.00 mcg/g of hair or nails | ||||||||||||||||||
Lead (Pb) | <25.0 mcg/g of hair or nails | ||||||||||||||||||
Mercury (Hg) | <1.00 mcg/g of hair or nails | ||||||||||||||||||