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Venous Blood Gas

Test Code
VBG


Preferred Specimen
Blood


Minimum Volume
1.00 ML


Instructions
Draw blood in a lithium heparin blood gas syringe (3 mL of lithium heparin whole blood). Syringe should be placed in wet ice slush immediately after draw.

1. Patient should be at rest at least 20 minutes before blood is drawn.



2. If patient is to be put on oxygen or taken off for test, blood cannot be drawn for at least 20 minutes. Oxygen therapy should be noted on report.




Transport Container
Green


Reference Range


Reference ranges are age, sex, and methodology dependant.







Performing Laboratory
Indiana Regional Medical Center



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.