Test Code VBG's/Lactate VBGS/LACTIC ACID ISTAT, NICU or Emergency Use Only

Additional Codes

Hospital Ordering Code

Lab POC139

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

Ambient

Unity Point-Sioux City-Specimen Collection

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

83605-Lactate

i-STAT (CG4 Cartridge)

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

Monday through Sunday