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Test Code CL WB Chloride, Whole Blood

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       
General Hospital Laboratory 304-388-6244
Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory 304-388-2385
Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory 304-757-1770
Plateau Medical Center Laboratory 304-469-8621
Greenbrier Valley Laboratory 304-647-6060

Specimen Requirements

Whole Blood- Dark Green Lithium Heparin

4 mL of whole blood (minimum 2 mL)

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient

Storage and Stability

Room Temperature                       30 minutes
Ice Slurry                  2 hours

Reference Values

>18 yrs      98-107 mmol/L
>10-18 yrs      99-108 mmol/L
>2-10 yrs      96-111 mmol/L
>1 month-2 yrs      98-110 mmol/L
0- 1 month      99-116 mmol/L

Methodology

Potentiometry

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously 

Results expected within 1 hour

CPT Coding

82435