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Specimen Requirements
Preparation of Patient:
None
Container Type:
Green Top 5mL Lithium Heparin Separator Tube
Or
Gold Top 6mL SST Gel & Clot Activator Tube
Specimen Type:
Plasma or Serum
Specimen Volume:
2.5 mL Plasma or Serum minimum .5 mL
Specimen Handling/Transport:
Separate plasma or serum from cells within 2 hours of collection.
Transport ambient room temperature.
Specimen Stability/Storage:
5 days refrigerated 2-8°C
Performing Laboratory
Munson Healthcare Laboratories
Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround Time
Priority:
STAT, ASAP, Non-Emergent
Frequency:
24 hours 7 days a week
Turnaround:
0 - 1 days
STAT 60 minute from receipt in lab
Profile Methodology
| Profile Information: | |
| Bicarbonate (HCO3) | Glucose, Fasting |
| CO2, Total | Potassium |
| Calcium, Total | Sodium |
| Chloride | Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
| Creatinine | |
See individual test listings.
Reporting
See individual test listings.
CPT Code(s)
80048