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Blood Gas, Capillary POC

eDH Procedure Code(s)

LAB3517 Blood Gas, Capillary POCLAB ONLY

Specimen Information

Specimen Type Specimen Source Acceptable Containers Minimum Test Volume (mL)
Blood Blood, Capillary BGasSyr1mL 1.0
Blood Blood, Capillary BGasSyr3mL 1.0

Shipping and Handling


Transport Temperature: Refrigerated

Specimen Stability Unprocessed
Unprocessed: 30 Minutes

Specimen Stability Post Processing
Refrigerate: 4 Hours

Test Components

Component LOINC Code
BASE EXCESS, CAPILLARY 1926-5
BICARBONATE, CAPILLARY 1961-2
CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, CAPILLARY 2031-3
CHLORIDE, CAPILLARY 51590-8
FLOW RATE 3151-8
FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN, CAPILLARY 2705-2
GLUCOSE, CAPILLARY 32016-8
HEMOGLOBIN, CAPILLARY 55782-7
IONIZED CALCIUM, CAPILLARY 47596-2
LACTATE, CAPILLARY 19239-3
METHEMOGLOBIN, CAPILLARY 2616-1
OXYHEMOGLOBIN, CAPILLARY 2715-1
PATIENT TEMPERATURE 8310-5
PCO2 CORRECTED, CAPILLARY 32771-8
PCO2, CAPILLARY 40620-7
PH CORRECTED, CAPILLARY 33254-4
PH, CAPILLARY 39485-8
PO2 CORRECTED, CAPILLARY 19255-9
PO2, CAPILLARY 19256-7
POTASSIUM, CAPILLARY 39790-1
SODIUM, CAPILLARY 39792-7

CPT Code(s)

82803
85018
84295
84132
82330
82435
82947
83605
83050
82375
82820

Performing Lab Section

Point of Care

Performing Lab(s)

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Laboratory (MHMH)