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Test Code
PBCRF
Test Name
Lead, Capillary Blood
CPT Codes
83655
Expected Turnaround Time
1 - 3 days
Clinical Utility
Recommended routine screening for lead exposure in pediatric population.
Specimen and Container Info

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Collection Container: Lavender Top (K2EDTA) Microtainer

Desired Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions
  1. Collect capillary blood in a lavender top (K2EDTA) microtainer.
  2. Invert specimen 10 times to prevent clot formation.
Processing and Submission Instructions
  1.  Transport 0.5 mL of whole blood in the original collection container.
Patient Preparation
Clean puncture site well with soap and water before the collection procedure begins.
Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory at room temperature.  
Stability Requirements

Room Temperature

Indefinitely

Refrigerated

Indefinitely
Causes for Rejection
  • Specimens transported in tubes other than trace element-free transport tubes or lavender microtainer (K2EDTA) tubes
  • Heparin anticoagulant
  • Clotted specimens or venous whole blood.
Methodology
Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (Icp-Ms)
Reference Intervals

 See patient report.
Limitations

Capillary collections are prone to contamination from skin and from use of nontrace element-free collection tubes. Results above the reference interval should be confirmed with a venous specimen collected in a certified trace element-free tube.
Alternate Names
  • Pb, Blood
  • Pb, Pediatric
  • Pb, Whole Blood
Reference Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Testing Schedule
Routine, daily
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