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Test Code CAION Ionized Calcium Whole Blood

Important Note

For in-house patients only.

Additional Codes

Epic ID LAB3946

 

Specimen Requirements

Patient should be in a relaxed state and tourniquet application should be as brief as possible (<3 min).

Draw full dark green 4.0 mL lithium or sodium heparin tube with NO gel. Do NOT uncap tube.

 

 

 

Stability/Transport

Temperature Stability Preferred Transport
Room Temp 30 minutes X

 

Unacceptable Conditions

Opened tubes (can not be an add on test).

Performing Lab

Allen Hospital Laboratory

Marshalltown Hospital Laboratory

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Report Available

30 minutes

Reference Ranges

Allen: 1.15-1.33 mmol/L

Marshalltown: 1.15-1.29 mmol/L Critical Value: >5.00 mmol/L

CPT Code Information

82330