MERCURY, BLOOD
Reporting Title: Mercury, B
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
	Test Performed At:
		Mayo Medical Laboratories #8618
	Specimen Required:
		Draw a full (pediatric minimum: 0.5 mL) royal blue-top (EDTA) Monoject® trace element blood collection tube. Send specimen in original vacutainer. (GREEN-TOP [HEPARIN] TUBE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.) It is important that the specimen be obtained, processed, and transported according to instructions on special instruction section, “Metals Analysis — Collection and Transport.”
	Laboratory Notes:
		DO NOT SPIN.  Send specimen refrigerated in the original vacutainer (royal blue-top EDTA Monoject trace element collection tube product #8881-307022 (Supply T183).
	Reference Values:
		<10 ng/mL
		Toxic concentration: >50 ng/mL
	Day(s) Test Set Up:
		Monday - Saturday
	Cut-Off Time:
	Turn Around Time:
		3-5 days
	CPT Code:
		83825
	Care Manager Order Name:
		Mercury, Blood ONCE RTN
	KIDDOS Order Name:
		Mercury
	Cerner Order Name:
		Mercury Bld

Last Updated 02/08