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Test Code ASU24 Arsenic with Reflex, 24 Hour, Urine


Necessary Information


24-Hour volume (in milliliters) is required.



Specimen Required


Patient Preparation:

1. For 48-hour period prior to start of collection, patient should not eat seafood.

2. High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Supplies: Urine Tubes, 10 mL (T068)

Collection Container/Tube: Clean, plastic urine container with no metal cap or glued insert.

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic, 10-mL urine tube or clean, plastic aliquot container with no metal cap or glued insert.

Specimen Volume: 6 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect urine for 24 hours.

2. Refrigerate specimen within 4 hours of completion of 24-hour collection.

3. See Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport for complete instructions.

Additional Information: See Urine Preservatives-Collection and Transportation for 24-Hour Urine Specimens.


Useful For

Preferred screening test for detection of arsenic exposure using 24-hour urine specimens

Testing Algorithm

If total arsenic concentration is 10 mcg/L or greater, then speciation will be performed at an additional charge.

Method Name

Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)

Reporting Name

Arsenic w/Reflex, 24 Hr, U

Specimen Type

Urine

Specimen Minimum Volume

3 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Reference Values

0-17 years: Not established

≥18 years: <35 mcg/24 h

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

1 to 3 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

82175

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
ASU24 Arsenic w/Reflex, 24 Hr, U 5587-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
48537 Arsenic, 24 Hr, U 5587-1
TIME3 Collection Duration 13362-9
VL14 Urine Volume 3167-4
92214 Total Arsenic Concentration 21074-0

Urine Preservative Collection Options

Note: The addition of preservative or application of temperature controls must occur within 4 hours of completion of the collection.

Ambient (no additive)

OK

Refrigerate (no additive)

Preferred

Frozen (no additive)

OK

50% Acetic Acid

OK

Boric Acid

No

Diazolidinyl Urea

No

6M Hydrochloric Acid

OK

6M Nitric Acid

OK

Sodium Carbonate

No

Thymol

No

Toluene

No