Specimen Collection Manual and Test Catalog
ELECTROLYTES
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2209 Geisinger Epic ID: 16290SPECIMEN COLLECTION
Specimen type:
Plasma or serum
Preferred collection container:
Specimen required:
2 mL of serum or plasma; minimum 0.5 mL.
SPECIMEN PROCESSING
Processing instructions:
Allow serum to clot. Centrifuge to separate serum or plasma within 2 hours of collection.
Transport temperature:
Spun specimen: Refrigerated (preferred). Unspun specimen: Room temperature (only).
Specimen stability:
See individual member listing.
Rejection criteria:
See individual member listing.
TEST DETAILS
Reference interval:
See individual member listing.
Critical values/courtesy alerts:
CPT code(s):
80051
See individual member listing.
Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any
questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed.
The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only.
The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only.
Test includes:
Sodium, potassium, chloride, total CO2, anion gap
Methodology:
Potentiometric
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric)
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric)
Synonyms:
Lytes
Clinical significance:
See individual member listing.
Doctoral Director(s):
Review Date:
12/27/2024
Hoi-Ying Elsie Yu, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Sheng-Ying (Margaret) Lo, PhD, DABCC
Sheng-Ying (Margaret) Lo, PhD, DABCC
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