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Test Code ISABGX ABGS/LACT ACID ISTAT

Additional Codes

Hospital Ordering Code

POC115 ABGS/LACT ACID ISTAT

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive in laboratory within 10 minutes of draw.

 

Specimen Type: Whole blood, arterial or venous

Container/Tube: Green top (lithium heparin)

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Performing Laboratory

Unity Point-Sioux City-Specimen Collection

CPT

82803-Gases, blood, any combination of pH, pCO2, pO2, CO2, HCO3 (including calculated O2 saturation)

83605-Lactate

Methodology

i-STAT (CG4 Cartridge)

Includes pH, pCO2, pO2, TCO2, bicarbonate (HCO3), base excess, % O2 saturation, and lactate.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday