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St. Luke's Compendium Code (Iatric): L200.0020
Performing Laboratory
St. Lukes Hospital Laboratory
Methodology
Co-Oximetry/Potentiometric/Amperometric
Includes pH, pCO2, pO2, HCO3, base excess, hemoglobin, O2 saturation, carboxyhemoglobin, and methemoglobin.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen must arrive within 30 minutes of draw.
Draw blood anaerobically in a heparinized blood gas syringe or a heparinized tube, and send 1 mL of heparinized,venous, whole blood, refrigerated. Expel air bubbles, remove needle from syringe and cap, and forward promptly. (Air bubble or clotted blood is not acceptable.)
Reference Values
Reference Ranges not estabilshed.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82805