Aluminum

Message

Non-Interface to QNI, please order in Quanum

Test Code

ALUM

Quest Code

2958

CPT Codes
82108<br><strong>This test is not available for New York patient testing. For New York patient testing, use test code 13738.</strong>

Preferred Specimen

2 mL serum collected in a no additive (royal blue-top) trace element tube

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (royal blue-top) tube or sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube

Instructions

Draw one (royal blue-top) tube of blood. Allow to clot in an upright position. Centrifuge and pour (do not pipette) the plasma into a metal-free vial.

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 21 days
Frozen: 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Pour off into royal blue-top tubes • All specimens received in tubes other than metal-free transport tubes

Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 1-4 days

Limitations

This measure is very sensitive to aluminum containing medications, e.g., aluminum-containing antacids, and may continue to test as elevated for a prolonged period of time after the medication is stopped.

Reference Range

Serum/Plasma	<7 mcg/L
Dialysis Patient	<40 mcg/L

Clinical Significance

Individuals undergoing hemodialysis are at risk for aluminum toxicity. Prolonged accumulation may cause anemia, encephalopathy, and vitamin D-resistant osteomalacia. Also, workers exposed to high levels or to long-term low levels of aluminum dust are at increased risk of toxicity.

Performing Laboratory
MedFusion
2501 South State Highway 121
Suite 1100
Lewisville, TX 75067-8188

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.