Test Code MNS Manganese, Serum
Specimen Required
Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to potentially interfere with most inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry-based metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours
Supplies:
-Metal Free B-D Tube (No Additive), 6 mL (T184)
-Metal Free Specimen Vial (T173)
Collection Container/Tube: 6 mLPlain, royal blue-top Vacutainer plastic trace element blood collection tube
Submission Container/Tube: 7-mL Mayo metal-free, screw-capped, polypropylene vial
Specimen Volume: 1.6 mL
Collection Instructions: See Metals Analysis Specimen Collection and Transport for complete instructions.
CMH COLLECTION: 2 mL in Serum Royal (Check label - Red edge and Serum)
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
---|---|---|---|
Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 28 days | METAL FREE |
Ambient | 28 days | METAL FREE | |
Frozen | 28 days | METAL FREE |
Useful For
Monitoring manganese exposure using serum specimens
Nutritional monitoring
Reject Due To
Gross hemolysis | Reject |
Gross lipemia | OK |
Gross icterus | OK |
Day(s) Performed
Monday through Friday
Report Available
1 to 4 daysReporting Name
Manganese, SReference Values
0-17 years: Not established
≥18 years: 0.4-0.9 ng/mL
Method Name
Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)
Performing Laboratory

CPT Code Information
83785