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Test Code LAB665 Aluminum, Serum

Additional Codes

Mayo Test Code: AL

Useful For

Preferred monitoring for aluminum toxicity in patients undergoing dialysis

 

Preferred test for routine aluminum screening

 

Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Specimen Type

Serum


Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Supplies:

-Metal Free B-D Tube (No Additive), 6 mL (T184)

-Metal Free Specimen Vial (T173)

Container/Tube: 6-mL Plain, royal blue-top Vacutainer plastic trace element blood collection tube

Submission Container/Tube: 7-mL Metal-free, screw-capped, polypropylene vial

Specimen Volume: 1.2 mL

Collection Instructions: See Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport for complete instructions.


Bozeman Health Laboratory Services Note:

Do not use a serum separator/plunger to separate.  Do not insert a pipet into the serum to accomplish transfer, and do not ream the specimen with a wooden stick to assist with serum transfer.

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days METAL FREE
  Ambient  7 days METAL FREE
  Frozen  7 days METAL FREE

Reference Values

<7 ng/mL

<60 ng/mL (dialysis patients)

 

For International System of Units (SI) conversion for Reference Values, see www.mayocliniclabs.com/order-tests/si-unit-conversion.html

Day(s) Performed

Tuesday

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

82108

Report Available

2 to 8 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Method Name

Dynamic-Reaction Cell Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (DRC-ICP-MS)

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Renal Diagnostics Test Request (T830) with the specimen.