2092 Lactic Acid, Plasma

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Gray Top

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Draw the specimen without the use of a tourniquet or within three minutes of applying the tourniquet, but before releasing the tourniquet.
Patient should be fasting and at complete rest. Collect blood without stasis in sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate, followed by immediate chilling of the specimen and separation of cells within 15 minutes.

Rejection Criteria:

Collection tube not properly filled

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chromophore Absorbance

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

83605 - Lactic Acid

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 4.5-19.8 mg/dl