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Ammonia

Message
Performed at Upper Chesapeake Health


Test Code
AMM


Alias/See Also
NH3


Preferred Specimen
1 ml plasma


Instructions
Draw a full green top (heparin) tube.Tube should be placed on wet ice immediately after draw and transported directly to the lab. NOTE:Results will be artificially elevated if specimen is stored at ambient temperature or specimen is hemolyzed.


Transport Container
Green top (lithium heparin) tube


Transport Temperature
Wet ice


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis is unacceptable


Reference Range
See Report




The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.