Manganese, Random Urine

Alphabetical Test listing

Manganese, Random Urine-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Useful for:

Confirm manganese exposure, toxicity, or poisoning by documenting excessive urine excretion of the metal. Also used to individualize manganese dosing in long-term parenteral nutrition, especially in liver disease, when biliary excretion is low, or when there is excessive gastrointestinal losses, such as in short bowel syndrome. Has been used to follow the success of chelation therapy with para-aminosalicylate sodium in manganism.

Specimen type:

Urine, random

Collection container:

Screw cap plastic container (sterile)

Volume:

20 mL

Minimum volume:

2.0 mL

Transport container:

Screw cap plastic container (sterile)

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 14 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x3

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (071597): R-NX

TAT:

2 - 3 days

Method:

Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Reference ranges:

Environmental exposure: 0.0 - 2.9 μg/L

CPT codes:

82570
83785

Date created:

06/29/2020

Review date:

08/16/2023