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Manganese, Blood
Test Code626
CPT Codes
83785
Preferred Specimen
2 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (royal blue-top) tube
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube
Instructions
Avoid worksite collection. Carefully clean skin prior to venipuncture.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Sodium heparin lead-free (tan-top) tube
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Setup Schedule
Sets up 2 days a week.
Reference Range
4.2-16.5 mcg/L
Clinical Significance
Manganese deficiency produces growth disorders, alters skeletal and cartilage formation and impairs reproduction. Industrial workers absorb manganese mainly through the lungs.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Valencia Nichols Institute
27027 Tourney Road
Valencia, CA 91355-5386