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Test Code LACT Lactic Acid, Plasma

Performing Laboratory

Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Grey-top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) Tube
Minimum Volume: 2.0 mL 
Collection Instructions: Keep specimen on ice, seperate plasma from cells within 30 minutes.

Reference Values

0.5-2.0 mmol/L

Specimen Stability

30 minutes on ice

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Spectrophotometry (SP)

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83605