91042 Calcium, Ionized

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 7.5 mL SST. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Centrifuge with stopper in place within one hour of collection. Do not open the tube or split the sample. Do not expose specimen to air at any time during collection or transport process.

Rejection Criteria:

Specimen submitted frozen

Stability:

Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Ion Selective Electrode (ISE); pH Electrode

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82330 - Ionized Calcium

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93004 - CA Ionized Serum

93005 - CA Ionized pH 7.4