Nickel, urine

Alphabetical Test listing

Nickel, urine-994

Test name:

Nickel, urine

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Useful for:

Evaluate exposure to nickel

Specimen type:

Urine, random

Collection container:

Urine cup - acid washed (metal free)

Volume:

10 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Collection instructions:

Use only metal free containers for collection

Processing instructions:

Submit entire specimen

Transport container:

Urine cup - acid washed (metal free)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories (60623): R-MX

Days set up:

Varies

TAT:

3 - 4 days

Method:

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Reference ranges:

<5.0 ng/mL

CPT codes:

83885

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

Date created:

04/21/2005

Revised date:

10/14/2020

Review date:

05/11/2020