Lead, Venous Blood

Tube Type

Test ID LAB98
EPIC ORDER LEAD, VENOUS BLOOD
CPT Code(s) 83655
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 30
Specimen Routine: 3 mL blood/Royal Blue Trace Element K2 EDTA 5.4 mg tube: See Important Comments
Micro: 0.5 mL blood when collected in a micro collection device ONLY.
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
STAT: N/A
Turnaround Time 3-5 days
Reference Range See separate report
Comments
  • Do not collect specimen within 96 hours of administering gadolinium or iodine containing contrast media.
  • This test cannot be added on to another sample. This test must have its own collection tube.
  • Please be aware that 6.0 mL Royal Blue top Trace Metal Serum tubes are unacceptable.
  • TAN top EDTA tubes are acceptable until they expire. 

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 11, 2025

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