Carbon Monoxide, Venous

Included Tests

 Carbon Monoxide

Specimen Requirements

Minimum of 0.5 mL Whole Blood in a 3.0 mL Syringe with Heparin
or
Minimum of 0.2 mL Whole Blood in a Tuberculin Syringe with Heparin

Alternate Specimen

TransportAndStorage

4 months Refrigerated

Collection Instructions

All extra air must be expelled at collection from syringe

Remove needle from syringe before submitting to the laboratory

Due to the required Syringe collection, THIS TEST IS ONLY COLLECTED AT OUR Parkview Hospitals Outpatient sites

Minimum Volume

Neonatal Volumne

Reference Range:

Non-smokers and light smokers 1-2 packs a day: 0.5% - 5.0%

Critical Ranges:

 > 10%

Methodology:

• Cooximetry

CDM

01424058

CPT Coding

82375