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Additional Codes
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LAB55
Cerner name(s):
- CO2 Totl
- CO2, Total
- Carbon Dioxide
- TCO2
Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum
Container/Tube: mint green LiHep tube (preferred), red top or SST (yellow or marble)
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: The preferred specimen is from venous blood collected anaerobically.
Unacceptable Conditions
NA
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: 60 minutes
Routine: less than 4 hours from receipt.
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient or refrigerated to lab
Analyte Stability:
Ambient: 1 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: NA
Reference Values
CO2
|
Age |
Reference Values |
Critical Low |
Critical High |
|
0 – 18 years |
20 – 30 mmol/L |
< 6 mmol/L |
> 49 mmol/L |
|
>18 years |
22 – 32 mmol/L |
CPT/LOINC Codes
82374
Synonyms
CO2