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Test Code Epic LAB665 Aluminum, Serum

Additional Codes

SQ code ALUMM

Mayo code AL

Reporting Name

Aluminum, S

Specimen Type

Serum

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Useful For

Preferred monitoring for aluminum toxicity in patients undergoing dialysis

 

Preferred test for routine aluminum screening

 

Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear


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.


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

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
AL Aluminum, S 5574-9

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
8373 Aluminum, S 5574-9

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)

Method Description

The metal of interest is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.(Unpublished Mayo method)

Report Available

2 to 8 days

Forms

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

Secondary ID

8373