Laboratory Services
Mercury, Blood
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| Test Description |
Mercury, Blood
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|---|---|---|
| Synonym(s) |
Mercury (Hg); Hg (Mercury) |
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| Test ID |
HG
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| Performing Lab |
Mayo |
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| General Information |
Useful for detecting mercury toxicity |
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| Specimen Type |
Whole Blood |
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| Specimen Requirements |
Royal Blue top (EDTA) plastic trace element blood collection tube |
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| Specimen Collection / Processing Instructions | ||
| Minimum Sample Volume |
0.3 mL |
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| Additional Processing Details |
Send specimen in original tube |
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| Stability |
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| Methodology |
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) |
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| Estimated TAT |
1-3 days |
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| Testing Schedule |
Monday-Saturday |
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| Retention |
14 days |
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| CPT Code(s) |
83825 |
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| Reference Range |
< 10 ng/mL |
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| LOINC Code(s) |
5685-3 |
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| Additional Information |
