Test Name CFGL Glucose, Spinal Fluid
Performing Laboratory
Munson Healthcare Laboratories
Methodology
Glucose Oxidase
Specimen Requirements
Specimen must arrive within 1 hours of collection. Spinal fluid centrifuged and removed from cells must arrive within 8 hours of collection.
Container/Tube: Sterile vial or lumbar puncture collection vial (preferably the first vial collected during lumbar puncture procedure).
Specimen Volume: 1 mL of spinal fluid
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge tube within 1 hour of collection.
Reference Values
45-75 mg/dL
Critical values (automatic call-back): <40 mg/dL or >500 mg/dL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82945