Test Detail

Lead, Blood (Adult)

Test Code:

007625

Performing Lab: LABCORP BURLINGTON

CPT Code:

83655

Order Information
Results

Specimen Container	Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube OR tan-top lead-free tube; submit original tube.
Specimen Type	Whole blood
Volume	1 mL
Minimum Volume	0.5 mL
Temperature	Maintain specimen at room temperature.
Specimen Handling	Sampling time is not critical for industrial exposure monitoring. Metals with timing "not critical" have very long elimination half-lives and accumulate in the body over years, some for a lifetime. After a couple of weeks of exposure, specimens can be collected at any time.
Methodology	Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Stability	Room Temperature: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 14 days
Unacceptable Conditions	Clotted specimen
Days Set-Up	M-F
Shift Performed	1, 3
TAT From Set-Up	2 - 4 Days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
007631	Lead, Blood (Adult)	77307-7