Test Code CSFPH pH, Spinal Fluid
Performing Laboratory
Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Sterile screw-capped container
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Testing should occur ASAP. If there is more than a 1 hour delay, speicmen should be placed on ice and tested within 4 hours. The specimen must come to room temperature (for no more than an hour) before testing.
Reference Values
7.28-7.32
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 1 Hour, 4 hours on ice
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
pH Meter
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83986