2453 Carbon Monoxide

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

4 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Measures saturation of hemoglobin with carbon monoxide.

Rejection Criteria:

Collection tube not properly filled
Do Not Centrifuge.
Do Not Open Tube - Must Remain Sealed.

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82375

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0-1.5 %