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Test Code SFLAC Lactic Acid, CSF

Additional Codes

Epic EAP
LAB187 Lactic Acid, CSF 

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube Type: 

Sterile CSF Container

 

Collection Information: 

Cerebrospinal Spinal Fluid

 

Transport Information: 

1.0 mL CSF

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.1 mL CSF

Stability

Refrigerated Stability: 

24 hours

 

Frozen Stability: 

2 months

 

Ambient Stability: 

3 hours

Performing Laboratory

Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines

Performed

Daily: 24 hours a day

 

Analytical Time: 

2 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Pathology Laboratory

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory

Methodology

Spectrophotometric

CPT

83605