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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

  • Preferred: Lithium heparin mint green gel
  • Acceptable: Red or Red gel

Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer

Turn Around Time

STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2-4 hours

Availability

STAT
Routine

Lab Processing Instructions

Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall
Broadway
East
Kansas
Northland

Adele Hall Lab Section

Chemistry

Instrumentation/Methodology

Vitros

Reference Ranges

0-30 days  18-29 mmol/L
>30 days    20-30 mmol/L

CPT

82374