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Copley Hospital Information

Outpatient Blood Drawing Hours

Copley Lab Holiday Closings

Introduction

Billing

Copley Lab Phone Numbers

Supplies and Couriers

Specimen Collection and Handling

Specimen Collection

Anaerobic Cultures

Blood Culture Collection

Coagulation Specimen Handling

Collecting a Blood Sample

Fingerstick Collections

Sterile Mid-Stream Urine Collection

24-Hour Urine Collection

Urine Preservatives: 24 Hour Collection

Instructions for Handling Blood Samples

Instructions for Packing Samples for Transport

Test Specific Information

Critical Values

Reflex Testing

Tests Subject to Reflex

Result Reporting

Repeat Testing

Stability Chart

Stat List

Submission of Specimens

Medical Necessity

Blood Count Testing NCD 190.15

Hepatitis Panel Testing NCD 190.33

Iron Studies Testing NCD 190.18

Lipid Testing 190.23

PT Testing NCD 190.17

PTT Testing NCD 190.16

Thyroid Testing 190.22

Urine Culture, Bacterial 190.12

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code 8093 Calcium (Blood)

Important Note

Available individually or as part of a BMP, CMP or Renal Panel. 

Purpose

Diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of disorders including diseases of bone, kidney, parathyroid gland, or gastrointestinal tract.

 

Performing Laboratory

Copley Hospital

 

Methodology

Bichromatic Endpoint

 

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood (Plasma or Serum)

Preferred: Light-Green Top

Acceptable: Gold Top

Specimen Volume: Full Tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

 

Collection Instructions:

1. Label specimen with patient’s full name, date of birth,

    date & time of collection, and person collecting.

2. If delay in specimen transport > 1 hour, centrifuge tube.

3. Refrigerate specimen during transport.

 

Reference Values

Normal: 8.2 - 10.2 mg / dL

Critical: < 7 mg / dL    

                > 11.5 mg / dL

 

Stability

Refrigerated: 2 Days

 

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Available STAT

Analytical Time: 1 Day

 

Aliases

Calcium (Blood)

Calcium

 

Test Classification & CPT Coding

82310