Lead
Order Code: UPB
Epic Lab Code: LAB404
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Collection Medium:
Urine - 24 hour/timed plastic urine container
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 8 mL aliquot from a well-mixed collection
Absolute Minimum: 1 mL aliquot from a well-mixed collection

Random collection is acceptable, no reference ranges will apply. 24 hr urine collection in a plastic bottle, refrigerate during collection. Creatinine done on sample at no additional charge.
Rejection Criteria:
Urine collected within 48 hours after administration of a gadolinium (Gd) containing contrast media (may occur with MRI studies). Acid perserved urine.
Specimen Instructions:
High concentrations of iodine may interfere with elemental testing. Abstinence from iodine-containing medications or contrast agents for at least 1 month prior to collecting specimens for elemental testing is recommended.

Specimen must be collected in a plastic container and should/must be refrigerated during collection. Studies indicate that refrigeration of urine alone, during and after collection, preserves specimens adequately, if tested within 14 days of collection.
Analytic Time:
3 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
COMPONENTS REFERENCE INTERVAL Lead, Urine 0 - 23 ug/L Lead, Urine (24-hour) 0 - 31 ug/d Lead per gm of Creatinine No reference interval (ug/g CRT) Creatinine (24-hour) mg/dl Male Female 3-8 yrs: 140-700 3-8 yrs: 140-700 9-12 yrs: 300-1300 9-12 yrs: 300-1300 13-17 yrs: 500-2300 13-17 yrs: 400-1600 18-50 yrs: 1000-2500 18-50 yrs: 700-1600 51-80 yrs: 800-2100 51-80 yrs: 500-1400 81 yrs+: 600-2000 81 yrs+: 400- 1300
Methodology:
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
83655