Published on March 07, 2018

Lead, Capillary Blood

Tube Type = Lavender Bullet

Tube Type

Test ID LAB98C
EPIC ORDER LEAD, CAPILLARYBLOOD
CPT Code(s) 83655
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 30
Specimen Routine: 0.5 mL blood/lavender EDTA microtainer; See Comments
Micro: 0.1 mL blood
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.

Reviewed by J .Carr on December 18, 2025

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