Aluminum, Plasma/Serum (LABCORP)

Test Code
1231100302


Alias/See Also
LAB665: Aluminum, Blood | LABCORP EAP: 071548


CPT Codes
82108x1

Preferred Specimen
LABCORP LAB: ROYAL BLUE (EDTA) (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 7


Instructions
Specimen Collection: Sampling time is end of shift at the end of the work week for industrial exposure monitoring. Metals with timing ""end of shift at the end of the work week"" (meaning four or five consecutive days with exposure) are eliminated with half-lives longer than five hours. Such metals accumulate in the body during the work week; therefore, their timing is critical in relation to previous exposures.


Transport Temperature
Specimen Type:Whole Blood Container: Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube; submit original tube. Storage: Maintain specimen at room temperature. Method: Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) Stability Room Temp: 14 days Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 14 days


Report Available
LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min



Last Updated: March 6, 2023


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