Heavy Metals Panel, 24-Hour Urine
Quest Diagnostics
Sample type: Urine
Requires fasting: No
Sample collection required at Quest Diagnostics location
Details
Heavy Metals Panel, 24-Hour Urine - Excessive exposure to Heavy Metals can cause acute and chronic toxicity. The Heavy Metals Panel is intended to evaluate and monitor exposure to heavy metals and evaluate the process of detoxification.
- Arsenic, 24 Hour Urine
- Mercury, 24 Hour Urine
- Lead, 24 Hour Urine
Estimated days for results: Results should be available in 2 - 5 business days after the sample is collected
2–5 business days
≤80 mcg/L
Lead, 24-Hour Urine
<80 mcg/L
Mercury, 24-Hour Urine
≤20 mcg/L
Collection Options with Fullscript
Sample collection requires a test kit that can be picked up at a nearby Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Center.
Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Centers (PSC)
- Location: Visit a nearby Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Center.
- Cost: $10 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here. Appointments are recommended to reduce wait times. Walk-ins are accepted, but may experience delays. Aim to arrive 10 minutes before your appointment.
- Collection Instructions:
- Bring a valid ID.
- Bring your digital or printed requisition form, available in the Labs tab of your Fullscript account.
- Check-in: Scan the QR code from your confirmation email or follow kiosk instructions.
- More Info: Quest Diagnostics collection guide
- Preferred Specimen(s): 7 mL aliquot of a well-mixed 24-hour urine collected in an acid-washed or metal-free container
- Alternative: NA
- Minimum Volume: 3 mL
- Collection Instructions: NA
- Transport Container: Acid-washed plastic urine container
- Transport Temperature: Refrigerated (Cold Packs)
- Specimen Stability:
- Room temperature: 48 hours
- Refrigerated: 5 days
- Frozen: 14 days
- Reject Criteria: NA
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
