{"id":"cadmium-urine","name":"Cadmium, Urine","shortName":"Cadmium (Urine)","aliases":["Cadmium, Random Urine","Cadmium, Urine (ug/L)","Urine Cadmium","Cd, Urine","Cadmium, Urine - per volume","Cadmium, Random, Urine","Cadmium, U","Cadmium Urine Level"],"abbreviations":["CdU","Cd-U"],"loinc":[{"code":"5611-9","primary":true},{"code":"30925-2","primary":false},{"code":"25360-9","primary":false}],"specimen":"urine","units":[{"ucum":"ug/L","display":"µg/L"},{"ucum":"ng/mL","display":"ng/mL"},{"ucum":"nmol/L","display":"nmol/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":null,"high":1,"unit":"ug/L","unitDisplay":"µg/L","note":"ARUP prints 1.0 µg/L or lower for urine cadmium per volume, on both its Cadmium, Urine test and its OSHA exposure panel. In US government survey data (NHANES 1999-2010, ages 6 and older), 95% of people were at or below about 1.0 to 1.2 µg/L, so this limit sits near the top of what most people have. Because the amount depends on how watery the urine is, the per-gram-of-creatinine result (a separate marker here) is usually easier to compare. Other labs can use different limits, and the range on your own report is the one that applies to your result.","sources":[{"title":"Cadmium, Urine (ARUP test code 0025040)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0025040","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"Cadmium Exposure Panel - OSHA (ARUP test code 0025013)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0025013","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"Toxicological Profile for Cadmium (Draft for Public Comment), Chapter 5: Potential for Human Exposure","url":"https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp5-c5.pdf","publisher":"ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)","year":2025}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"Measures cadmium, a toxic metal, in a urine sample. It mostly reflects how much has built up in the body over years.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/cadmium-urine","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}