Test Details
Mnemonic
ALUMS
Ordering Code
3701240
CPT-4 Code(s)
82108
Specimen Information
Collect
Dark blue trace element no additive
Specimen Preparation
Draw blood in a dark blue no additive tube and allow serum to clot in an upright position. Centrifuge and separate by pouring (do not pipette) the serum into a Quest trace element serum transport tube (red label). Send 2.0 mL serum.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Dark blue EDTA, dark blue sodium heparin
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Red top, Serum separator tubes (SST), samples not separated from clot
Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
<7 mcg/L
Dialysis Patient: <40 mcg/L
Dialysis Patient: <40 mcg/L
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
No