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Test Code LACT2 Lactate

Important Note

Note: Deliver on ICE within 15 minutes of collection.

Specimen must be collected in Grey Top Tube.

Performing Laboratory

Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory

Useful For

Lactate measurement is a useful tool in the diagnosis and management of sepsis.

 

Special Instructions

Note: Deliver on ice within 15 minutes of collection. Specimen must be centrifuged immediately and capped.

 

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube Grey Top-Sodium Fluoride
Specimen Volume 3.0mL
Minimum  Volume 1.0mL

Specimen Type

Plasma

Specimen Transport Temperature

On ice deliver immediately.

Specimen Stability

Uncentrifuged Whole Blood:

Temperature Time Frame
On Ice 30 Minutes

Centrifuged Plasma:

Temperature Time Frame
Refrigerated 2-8°C 8 hours

Updated June 2020

Day(s) Test Set up

Monday through Sunday

Perfomed STAT

Reference Values

0.5-2.0 mmol/L

 

Methodology

Enzymatic colorimetric assay

CPT Code

83605

Loinc Code

14118-4