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Test Code AL Aluminum, Serum

Additional Codes

Mayo Test ID
AL

Reporting Name

Aluminum, S

Useful For

Preferred monitoring for aluminum toxicity in patients undergoing dialysis

 

Preferred test for routine aluminum screening

 

Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear

Method Name

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

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.


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

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

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

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

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.

Report Available

2 to 8 days

Forms

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