Collect

Sodium Fluoride/Potassium Oxalate tube, (Gray); STAT to lab within 15 minutes of collection

Specimen Container

Unacceptable Conditions

Gross hemolysis, EDTA, citrate, or iodoacetate as anticoagulants, or in tubes less than half full.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

  Temp Stability
Unspun Ambient 15 minutes
     
Spun Ambient 8 Hours Off Cells
  Refrigerated 14 Days Off Cells

EPIC Order Code

LAB95

Sunquest Code

LACTA

Synonyms

  • Plasma Lactic Acid
  • Lactic Acid Plasma
  • Lactate
  • L-Lactate
  • LAB95

CPT Codes

83605

Reference Interval

Reference Range
0.5-2.2 mmol/L
Collection

Collect

Sodium Fluoride/Potassium Oxalate tube, (Gray); STAT to lab within 15 minutes of collection

Specimen Container

Unacceptable Conditions

Gross hemolysis, EDTA, citrate, or iodoacetate as anticoagulants, or in tubes less than half full.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

  Temp Stability
Unspun Ambient 15 minutes
     
Spun Ambient 8 Hours Off Cells
  Refrigerated 14 Days Off Cells
Ordering

EPIC Order Code

LAB95

Sunquest Code

LACTA

Synonyms

  • Plasma Lactic Acid
  • Lactic Acid Plasma
  • Lactate
  • L-Lactate
  • LAB95
Fees & Codes

CPT Codes

83605
Clinical & Interpretive

Reference Interval

Reference Range
0.5-2.2 mmol/L
Lab Use Only

Test Information

Performing Lab
Deaconess Hospital
Methodology
Enzymatic
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Within 24 hours

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