Manganese, Serum

Test Codes

EPIC: LAB12320761, Beaker: Manganese, Quest: 951

Department

Send Outs

Specimen Collection Criteria

Collect: One Royal Blue-top tube with no additives.

Physician Office/Draw Specimen Preparation

Let specimen clot 30-60 minutes then centrifuge to separate serum from cells within four hours of collection. Transfer serum to a metal free transport tube. Maintain specimen refrigerated at (2-8°C or 36-46) prior to transport.

Preparation for Courier Transport

Transport: 2.0 mL serum, refrigerated at (2-8°C or 36-46) prior to transport. (Minimum: 0.7 mL)

Rejection Criteria

• Sodium heparin lead-free (tan top).
• Hemolyzed specimens.
• Specimens not collected and processed as indicated.

In-Lab Processing

Let specimen clot 30-60 minutes then centrifuge to separate serum from cells. Transfer serum to a metal free transport tube within four hours of collection. Maintain specimen refrigerated at (2-8°C or 36-46) prior to transport.

Transport: 2.0 mL serum, refrigerated at (2-8°C or 36-46) prior to transport. (Minimum: 0.7 mL)

Storage

Specimen Stability for Testing:

Room Temperature (20-26°C or 68-78.8°F): 7 days
Refrigerated (2-8°C or 36-46°F): 30 days
Frozen (-20°C/-4°F or below): 60 days

Specimen Storage in Department Prior to Disposal:

Specimen retention time is determined by the policy of the reference laboratory. Contact the Send Outs Laboratory with any questions.

Laboratory

Sent to Quest Diagnostics, Wood Dale, IL.

Performed

Wednesday, Friday.
Results available in 5-7 days.

Reference Range

<1.2 mcg/L

Test Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma / Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Interpretation

By report.

Clinical Utility

Manganese deficiency produces growth disorders, alters skeletal and cartilage formation, and impairs reproduction. Industrial workers absorb manganese mainly through the lungs.

CPT Codes

83785

Contacts

Last Updated

12/18/2025