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Venous Blood Gas
Test CodeVBG
Alias/See Also
VBG
CPT Codes
82803
Preferred Specimen
1 full green top non-gel tube (lithium heparin) or 1 ml in a heparinized syringe.
Minimum Volume
0.5 ml of whole blood in a 3 mLsyringe, 0.15 mL in a 1 mL syringe or capillary tube.
Instructions
Specimens must be immediately hand carried to the lab at room temperature. List percentage or liters of oxygen. Clear any air bubbles when filling a syringe and cap the syringe.
Transport Container
Lithium Heparin tube (green top) or heparinized syringe
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 30 minutes
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Lithium Heparin (green top) tubes that are not full or that contain gel.
Specimens not received at room temperature.
Specimens sent through the pneumatic tubes system.
Specimens not received at room temperature.
Specimens sent through the pneumatic tubes system.
Methodology
Automated
Setup Schedule
Daily upon receipt.
Report Available
Turn around time: 30 minutes.
