Alert

Heavy Metal Screen, Random Urine

Includes:  Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium

Container Type = Random Urine

Container Type

Test ID   LAB398
EPIC ORDER
  HEAVY METALS SCREEN, URINE
CPT Code(s)   82175, 83655, 83825, 82300, 82570 (82175, if appropriate)
Group/Individual Test   Group
Laboratory   Core Referral Testing
Tube Station   30
Specimen Routine: 6 ml urine in random container with no metal cap or glued insert; keep refrigeratedSee comments 
  Micro: 3 ml urine in random container with no metal cap or glued insert; keep refrigerated.
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time   3-5 days
Reference Range Normal: See separate report
  Abnormal:  Arsenic concentration results ≥10mcg/L will be reflexed to speciation.
Comment
  • Iodine/Gadolinium for MRI's will interfere with testing. Specimen should be collected no earlier than 96 hours after iodine/gadolinium has been administered
  • Patient should not eat seafood for a 48-hour period prior to start of collection

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 04, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514