Specimen:
Collect
- One Royal Blue (EDTA)
Submit
- 6 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Whole blood in Royal Blue (EDTA). Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- Patient Prep: Diet, medication, and nutritional supplements may introduce interfering substances. Patient should be encouraged to discontinue nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals, and non-essential over-the-counter medications (upon the advice of their physician).
Stability: If the specimen is drawn and stored in the appropriate container the trace element values do not change with time.
Rejection Criteria
- Clotted Specimen
- Specimens collected and transported in tubes other than Royal Blue (EDTA)Trace Element-Free Transport Tube.
Stability
Ambient: 12 Month(s); Refrigerated: 12 Month(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-4 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 83785
Components
- 91160 - MANGANESE, WHOLE BLOOD
Last Updated: August 29, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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