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| 85130:LEAD (Pb), HAIR OR NAILS | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) / Mass Spectrometry (MS) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 10/15/2009 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Monday-Friday | ||||||||
| Released: | 24 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 83655-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | Hair or nail clippings in a clean, dry container. Hair specimen should be about 3″ long and the width of a pencil and cut near the scalp. Nail specimen should include clippings from all ten fingernails or toenails. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1 gram hair or nail clippings. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Ambient. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Useful for detecting lead toxicity. Hair or nail analysis of lead can be used to corroborate blood analysis. If the hair is collected in a time sequence fashion (based on length from root), the approximate time of exposure can be assessed. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| <25.0 mcg/g of hair or nails |
Normally, the hair lead content is <5.0 mcg/g. Hair lead >25.0 mcg/g
indicates severe lead exposure. |
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| Gadolinium is known to interfere with most metals tests. If gadolinium-containing contrast media has been administered a specimen can not be collected for 48 hours. | |||||||||||||||||||