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Test ID MNS Manganese, Serum

Useful For

Monitoring manganese exposure using serum specimens

 

Nutritional monitoring

Method Name

Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)

Reporting Name

Manganese, S

Specimen Type

Serum


Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based 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)

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

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

Specimen Volume: 1.6 mL Serum

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


Specimen Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.3 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days METAL FREE
  Ambient  28 days METAL FREE
  Frozen  28 days METAL FREE

Reference Values

0-17 years: Not established

≥18 years: 0.4-0.9 ng/mL

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

83785

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
MNS Manganese, S 5683-8

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
8413 Manganese, S 5683-8

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

1 to 4 days

NY State Approved

Yes