Order Code LAB700 Glucose Meter
Additional Codes
Test Name in EPIC | EPIC Test Code | Mnemomic |
RV GLUCOSE METER (LAB PERFORMED) | LAB700 | BGT |
RV GLUCOSE METER (POCT) | LAB700 | BGT |
Useful For
Use for the quantitative determination of glucose in capillary finger stick, and venous whole blood.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole Blood, finger stick
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Dark Green-top (lithium heparin) tube
Specimen Volume: 1.2 μL
Specimen Stability
Specimen Type | Temperature | Stability |
Whole Blood | Ambient | 30 minutes |
Reference Values
74 - 100 mg/dL
Pediatric ranges:
- Newborn: 60 - 90 mg/dL
- 1 month - 1 year: 60 - 105 mg/dL
Critical values (automatic call-back)
- Low: < 50 mg/dL
- High: > 400 mg/dL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Performing Laboratory
POC Methodology available at Ridgeview Hospitals, Clinics and Urgent Cares.
Methodology
Colorimetric
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82947