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Aldosterone 60 Minute

ALDO 60
Example Reports
Abnormal
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Additional Technical Information

Ordering Recommendation

Use in aldosterone stimulation testing.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation

Collect midmorning after patient has been sitting, standing or walking for at least 2 hours and seated for 5-15 minutes. Refer to the Additional Technical Information for specific patient preparation recommendations.

Collect

Serum Separator Tube (SST) or Plain Red

Specimen Preparation

Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Frozen.

Unacceptable Conditions

EDTA plasma.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

Greater than 7.0 ng/dL

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Refer to the Additional Technical Information for Endocrine Society recommendations for patient preparation, specimen collection, medications for hypertension control during confirmatory testing for primary aldosteronism, and factors that may lead to false-positive or false-negative aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) results.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

82088

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0070017 Aldosterone 60m 15345-2
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Aliases

  • Aldosterone 60
Aldosterone 60 Minute