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Test Code
CAD24
Test Name
Cadmium, Urine
CPT Codes
82300, 82570
Included Tests
  • Cadmium,Urine(24 Hr)
  • Cadmium/Creat. Ratio
  • Cadmium, Urine
  • Creatinine(Crt),U
Expected Turnaround Time
2 - 4 days
Clinical Utility

Monitor exposure to cadmium.
Specimen and Container Info

Specimen Type: 24 Hour Urine

Alternate Specimen Type: Random Urine

  

Collection Container: 24 Hour Plastic Urine Container

Alternate Collection Container: Plastic Urine Container (Preservative Free) 

    

Desired Specimen Volume: 5 mL
Collection Instructions
  1. Collect a 24-hour or random urine collection.
Processing and Submission Instructions
  1. Transfer 5 mL of urine to a certified metal free aliquot tube.
  2. Do not use preservative. Preservatives used for routine analysis may contain mercuric oxide (ie, Stabilur), which interferes with all metal testing.
  3. If both urinalysis and metal testing are ordered, please submit a separate urine specimen (containing no additive) for the metal testing.
Patient Preparation

Sampling time is not critical for industrial exposure monitoring. Metals with timing “not critical” have very long elimination half-lives and accumulate in the body over years, some for a lifetime. After a couple of weeks of exposure, specimens can be collected at any time.
Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory refrigerated. 
Stability Requirements

Room Temperature

14 days

Refrigerated

14 days

Frozen

14 days

Freeze/Thaw Cycles

 Stable x3
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP- MS)
Reference Intervals

 See patient report.
Alternate Names
  •  Cd, Urine
Reference Lab
Labcorp Of America Holdings
Testing Schedule
Varies
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