Arsenic
Order Code: ARS
Epic Lab Code: LAB2619
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Blood
Collection Medium:
Royal Blue K2 EDTA tube
Minimum:
Adult minimum: 7 mL whole blood Absolute Adult minimum: 0.5 mL whole blood
Turn Around Time:
3 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
0.0-13.0 μg/L Potentially toxic ranges for blood arsenic: greater than or equal to 600 μg/L. Blood arsenic is for the detection of recent exposure poisoning only. Blood arsenic levels in healthy subjects vary considerably with exposure to arsenic in the diet and the environment. A 24-hour urine arsenic is useful for the detection of chronic exposure.
Methodology:
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
82175