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HelpOrder Code LAB22 Chloride, Plasma or Serum
Additional Codes
| Test Name in EPIC | EPIC Test Code | Mnemomic |
| RV CHLORIDE | LAB22 | CL |
Useful For
Evaluation of water, electrolyte, and acid-base status
Specimen Requirements
Special Note: Sample should be centrifuged and separated from cells within four hours of venipuncture
Specimen Type: Plasma or Serum
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Green-top (lithium heparin) gel tube
Acceptable: Plain, red-top tube or SST
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Pediatric (minimum) volume: 0.5 mL
Transport Stability
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Stability |
| Plasma or Serum | Ambient | 7 days |
| Refrigerated (preferred) | 4 weeks | |
| Frozen | Indefinite |
Reference Values
98 - 107 mmol/L
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Performing Laboratory
Ridgeview Medical Center Laboratory
Two Twelve Medical Center Laboratory
Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center Laboratory
Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center Laboratory
Methodology
Potentiometric
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82435