Cadmium, Blood
Test Code: 085340
Performing Lab: LabCorp
CPT Code: 82300 001
Synonym
Cd, Blood
Specimen Type
Whole blood
Specimen Container
Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube; submit original tube.
Volume
1 mL
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
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.
Unacceptable Conditions
Clotted specimen
Temperature
Room temperature or refrigerated.
Methodology
Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Stability
Room Temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
| Result Code | Result Name | LOINC |
|---|---|---|
| 085340 | Cadmium, Blood | 5609-3 |
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