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Bolded Tests are performed 

at a CNE Laboratory.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

SPECIMEN COLLECTION INFO

PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Review

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code BF pH pH Body Fluid

Specimen Type

Body Fluid

Pleural/Peritoneal fluid only.

 

Pericardial fluids to be sent to reference lab for testing.

Minimum Volume

2.0 mL

Container

Dark Green-Sodium Heparin

Special Handling

Collect on Ice, deliver immediately

STAT Turnaround Time

15 Minutes

Routine Turnaround Time

30 Minutes

Methodology

Potentiometric/Electrode sensor measurement

Reference Range

Reference ranges have not been established for specimen type.

CPT Code

83986