Aluminum, Serum

Use test code 17519X for samples sent to Chantilly, VA and 2958X for samples sent to San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Test Code
ALUM

CPT Codes
82108

Specimen Container
DB (dark blue-top)

Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum (1 mL minimum)

Instructions
Centrifuge and pour (do not pipette) the serum into an acid-washed, metal-free, leakproof container.

Transport Temperature
Refrigerate, stable 2 weeks

Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

Reference Range
Serum 2-14 mcg/L
Dialysis Patient < or = 30 mcg/L