Test Details
Mnemonic
METPH
Ordering Code
3302460
CPT-4 Code(s)
82175, 83825, 83655
Specimen Information
Collect
Hair
Specimen Preparation
Collect a pencil-thick segment of hair (500 mg). Bundle, cut at roots, wrap with a twist tie at root end and place in a trace metal free plastic container.
Minimum Volume
500 mg
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Stability
Room temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: Undetermined
Frozen: Undetermined
Refrigerated: Undetermined
Frozen: Undetermined
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
No