Test Code PB Lead, Pediatric (<16 yrs)
Additional Codes
APB should be used for patients >16 years of age
Collection Container
Tan top
Dark blue trace metal tube with EDTA or lavendar top (EDTA) also acceptable.
Specimen Required
Whole blood
Special Handling Instructions
Mix well to avoid clot formation. Send specimen in original
tube.
Instructions for capillary collection:
*Wash thoroughly the hand, foot with soap and water and dry
with a clean low lint towel.
*If water is not available, the skin may be cleansed using
foaming soaps or alcohol prep pads.
*The finger/heel to be punctured must be free of any visible
infection or wounds, and the area should be massaged to increase
blood flow prior to collection.
*Do not allow the cleansed area to touch any articles of
clothing or non-cleansed skin areas prior to sample collection.
*Lance the skin area using routine capillary collection
techniques, and remove the frist droplet of blood using a gauze pad
or other sterile blotting material. Do not wipe
*Blood which runs down the finger around the fingernail is
not
usable for collection.
Specimen Volume
3 mL
Minimum Specimen Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temp: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
CPT Code
83655