Zinc, Urine, Random or 24 Hr.

Specimen:

Test Code

YUZINC

Specimen Name

Zinc, Urine, Random or 24 Hr.

Collect

24 hour OR Random Urine

Submit

8 mLs (Min: 1 mL) of 24 hour urine specimen, or random urine in sterile container, Refrigerated.

Special Handling

4 hour Urine sample must include: Collection Start-DateTime, Stop-DateTime and Total Volume and must be refrigerated during collection. Specimen must be collected in a plastic container.

Rejection Criteria

Specimens collected within 72 hours after administration of iodinated or gadolinium-based contrast media. Acid preserved urine. Specimens transported in containers other than specified. Specimen contaminated with blood or fecal material.

Stability

Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year

Methodology

Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

2-6 days

CPT Codes

  • 84630

Components

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Additional Information

Laboratory must aliquot to a metal free transport tube.

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