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Test Code
ARB
Test Name
Arsenic, Blood
CPT Codes
82175
Expected Turnaround Time
3 - 5 days
Clinical Utility

This test is used to monitor recent or acute exposure to arsenic.
Specimen and Container Info

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Collection Container: Royal Blue (EDTA)

Desired Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions
  1. Collect a royal blue (EDTA) tube via venipuncture.
Processing and Submission Instructions
  1. Transport 1 mL of whole blood in the original collection container.
Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory refrigerated. 
Stability Requirements

Room Temperature

14 days

Refrigerated

14 days

Frozen

 14 days

Freeze/Thaw Cycles

 Stable x3
Causes for Rejection
  • Clotted specimen
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP- MS)
Reference Intervals

See patient report.
Limitations

Blood levels of arsenic have a short half-life and are useful only for monitoring recent or acute exposure. Urine arsenic measurement is a better measure of arsenic poisoning. In addition to pesticides, rodenticides, weed killers, paint, and wood preservatives contain arsenic.
Reference Lab
Labcorp Of America Holdings
Testing Schedule
Monday-Friday
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