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 discard. Draw blood in a second 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: 4 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Methodology

Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
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Reference Range

<7 mcg/L
Dialysis Patient: <40 mcg/L
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Performing Laboratory

Quest
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New York DOH Approval Status

No
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