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Manganese, Serum/Plasma
Test Code13721
CPT Codes
83785<br><strong>This test code is for New York patient testing. For non-New York patient testing, see test code 951.</strong>
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a trace metal-free no additive (royal blue-top) tube or
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
2 mL plasma collected in an EDTA trace metal-free (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into an acid-washed plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Lavender top tube (EDTA) • Gray top tube (Sodium
Flouride/Potassium Oxalate) • Polymer gel separation tube
(SST or PST)
Flouride/Potassium Oxalate) • Polymer gel separation tube
(SST or PST)
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
Setup: varies; Report available: 6 days
