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Test Code LAB5046 Cadmium, Blood

Important Note

Mayo's test code: CDB

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Reporting Name

Cadmium, B

Specimen Type

Whole blood


Specimen Required


***This specimen container cannot be opened or used for any other testing before shipping.***

Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Supplies:

-Metal Free EDTA 3 mL Tube (T989)

-Metal Free B-D Tube (EDTA), 6 mL (T183)

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Royal blue-top BD vacutainer with EDTA blood collection tube (3 mL) (BD catalog no. 367777) (T989)

Acceptable: Royal blue-top BD Vacutainer Plus with EDTA blood collection tube (6 mL) (BD catalog no. 368381) (T183)

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions:

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

2. Send whole blood specimen in original collection tube. Do not aliquot.


Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Whole blood Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Ambient  28 days
  Frozen  28 days

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.25 mL

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Specimen Retention Time

14 days

Report Available

1 to 3 days

Reference Values

<5.0 ng/mL

Reference values apply to all ages.

Useful For

Detecting exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal

CPT Code Information

82300

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
CDB Cadmium, B 5609-3

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
8682 Cadmium, B 5609-3

Method Description

The metal of interest is analyzed by triple quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.(Unpublished Mayo method)

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send General Request (T239) with the specimen.