pH, Venous

Overview

  • EPIC Code:
  • LAB75
  • Soft Test Code:
  • VPH
Alternate Names
  • Venous pH
  • VPH

Specimen Collection & Preparation

Specimen Requirements:

-OR-

4.0 mL Whole Blood in a Green Top Tube - Li Heparin
Collection Instructions:

Do not collect in a gel barrier tube (SST or PST)

 

Due to smearing of print while on ice, please label specimen following procedure and a second label in the pocket of transport bag with requisition

 

Place on ice immediately after collection for up to 2 hours


Rejection Criteria:

Gel barrier tubes


Transport and Storage:
  • Ambient (18-24°C): 10 Minutes
  • Iced: 2 Hours

Clinical Interpretation

Reference Range:

7.32 - 7.42


Critical Ranges:

Low Limit: < 7.10 
High Limit: > 7.60


Methodology:
  • Co-oximetry
  • Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)

Production Schedule

Sites Performed
  • Parkview Bryan Hospital
  • Parkview DeKalb Hospital
  • Parkview Huntington Hospital
  • Parkview Kosciusko Hospital
  • Parkview LaGrange Hospital
  • Parkview Logansport Hospital
  • Parkview Noble Hospital
  • Parkview Randallia Hospital
  • Parkview Regional Medical Center
  • Parkview Southwest
  • Parkview Wabash Hospital
  • Parkview Whitley Hospital
Days Performed
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
  • Chemistry
Turn Around Time

Same day


Stat Eligible

Coding & Compliance

CDM

01420186


CPT Coding

82800