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Test Code ISCBGX Blood Gas Capillary ISTAT  **NICU ONLY**

Additional Codes

Hospital Ordering Code

POC116  BLOOD GAS CAPILLARY - ISTAT

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive in laboratory within 10 minutes of draw.

 

Specimen Type: Whole blood, capillary

Container/Tube: 1 capillary tube

Specimen Volume: 1 capillary tube

Collection Instructions: Invert several times to mix blood.

Performing Laboratory

Unity Point-Sioux City

CPT

82803

Methodology

Test Includes:
pH pCO2
pO2 TCO2
Bicarbonate (HCO3) base excess
% o2 Saturation lactate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Method Name:

i-STAT (CG 4 Cartridge)

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday