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Epic Code LAB76 Blood Gas, Arterial

Important Note

  • To be collected at Hospital Sites only. 
  • Specimen must be delivered to Hospital Laboratory or Respiratory within 15-30 minutes of collection.
  • Specimen may be rejected if not processed within 30 minutes of collection.

Test Name Alias

Blood Gas Arterial | ABG | Arterial Blood Gas | 8150 | LAB1230282 CRITCARE ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS | ABG PACU

Interface Order Alias

10018

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Time Constraint

Collection Instructions

Specimen collection: Whole blood (Arterial)

Container(s): Heparinized blood gas syringe

Minimum volume: 0.5 mL in a 1 mL syringe, 0.8 mL in a 3 mL syringe

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Please review PolicyTech for more information.
  • Must be collected anaerobically
  • Ambient specimen
  • Specimen must be delivered to Hospital Laboratory or Respiratory within 15-30 minutes of collection. Specimen may be rejected if not processed within 30 minutes of collection.
    • Corewell Health Medical Center - Grand Rapids (BW, HDVCH, MHC) and Blodgett (BL)
      • Call Respiratory Satellite Lab and tube to Respiratory
        • Blodgett – 616-382-2122 - Tube Station 411
        • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) 8 CH – 616-352-6027 - Tube Station 912
        • Butterworth (BW) 5 MHC – 616-352-5756 - Tube Station 881
      • Or Hand Deliver to any Respiratory Satellite Lab
    • Big Rapids, Gerber, Greenville, Ludington, Pennock (Hastings), Reed City, Zeeland
      • Hand deliver to lab immediately.

Test Frequency

Available 24 hours, usual TAT 1 day.

Reference Range

pH Art
≤30 Days: 7.27 – 7.47

>30 Days – 18 Months: 7.33 – 7.43

>18 Months – 150 Years: 7.35 – 7.45

 

pCO2 Art
35 – 45 mm Hg

 

pO2 Art
75 – 100 mm Hg
 

HCO3 Art
≤ 3 Years: 20 – 28 mmol/L
>3 Years – 150 Years: 22 – 32 mmol/L

 

Base Excess Art
-2 – 2 mmol/L

 

Measured O2 Sat Art

92 – 100%

 

pO2 / FiO2 Ratio

> or equal to 200

 

Laboratory Critical Values Table

Performing Department

Respiratory Care (GR Medical Center and Blodgett)
Chemistry (all Regional Hospital sites)

Performing Department Laboratory Location

Corewell Health Butterworth Respiratory, Grand Rapids, MI

Corewell Health HDVCH Respiratory, Grand Rapids, MI

Corewell Health Blodgett Respiratory, East Grand Rapids, MI 
Corewell Health Big Rapids Laboratory, Big Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Gerber Laboratory, Fremont, MI 

Corewell Health Greenville Laboratory, Greenville, MI 

Corewell Health Ludington Laboratory, Ludington, MI

Corewell Health Pennock Laboratory, Hastings, MI 
Corewell Health Reed City Laboratory, Reed City, MI
Corewell Health Zeeland Laboratory, Zeeland, MI

 

Methodology

Methodology available on request

CPT

82803, 82805

CDM Code

3018280301, 3018280502

Epic Test ID

1230100393

LOINC

O2 Percent: 3150-0

O2/Device: 19928-1

PH ARTERIAL: 2744-1

P CO2 ARTERIAL: 2019-8

P O2 ARTERIAL: 2703-7

BICARBONATE ARTERIAL: 1960-4

BASE EXCESS ARTERIAL: 1925-7

MEASURED O2 SAT ART: 2708-6

Aa O2 Difference: 19991-9

a/A O2 Ratio: 78354-8

PO2 / FIO2 RATIO: 50984-4

Reviewed Date

3/12/2025