Test Details
Mnemonic
ARSW
Ordering Code
3701410
CPT-4 Code(s)
82175
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Patient should avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection. Avoid worksite collection.
Collect
Dark blue EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Send 4.0 mL whole blood refrigerated in original tube or in a Quest trace element blood transport tube (lavender label).
Alternate Specimen
Dark blue sodium heparin
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Clotted samples
Stability
Room temperature: 10 days
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
<23 mcg/L
Whole blood Arsenic level >100 mcg/L
is indicative of acute/chronic exposure
Whole blood Arsenic level >100 mcg/L
is indicative of acute/chronic exposure
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
No