Manganese, Urine, Random

Test Overview

Test Methodology

Dynamic Reaction Cell-Inductively Coupled-Mass Spectrometry

Test Usage

Detecting toxic manganese exposure

Reference Range *

> or =16 years: 0.1-1.3 mcg/g creatinine. Reference values have not been established for patients that are <16 years of age.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Test Limitations

Contamination of urine is possible because the usual daily excretion rate is low and manganese-containing dust is common.

Test Details

Days Set Up

Tuesday, Friday

Analytic Time

2 - 12 days

Soft Order Code

MNRCU

MiChart Code

Manganese Creatinine Ratio, Random Urine

Synonyms

MN-RU
Manganese, Random Urine

Laboratory

Sendout

Reference Laboratory

Mayo MNRCU

Section

Special Testing

Specimen Requirements

Collection Instructions

Collect urine in a clean, plastic container with no metal cap or glued insert and no preservative. Collection must take place prior to or 48 hours after administering gadolinium-containing contrast media.

Contraindications

High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Normal Volume

2 mL urine

Minimum Volume

0.8 mL urine

Additional Information

Test sent to Mayo Medical Laboratories.

Billing

CPT Code

83785

Fee Code

AA178