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Test Code VCB Cord Blood Gas Panel, Venous

Performing Laboratory

Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory

Test Includes

pH and Base Excess

Special Instructions

Note: Effective March 1, 2016 specimens must be received on ice. Place specimen in plastic bag and close; then place in a bag of ice. Deliver to the Laboratory immediately after collection.

Specimen Required

Container/Tube: Blood Gas Syringe

Specimen Volume: 1ml

Minimum Specimen Volume: 0.5ml

Specimen Type

Cord blood

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Day(s) Test Set up

Monday through Sunday

Available STAT

Reference Values

pH: 7.200 -7.420

Base Excess: 2.7 to 8.6 mmol/L

Methodology

Visible absorption spectroscopy

CPT Code

82083

Loinc Code

pH: 28647-6

BE: 28639-3