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Epic Code LAB79 Blood Gas, Venous

Important Note

  • To be collected at Hospital Sites only. In Grand Rapids, this includes the 35 Michigan draw site.
  • 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 Venous | VBG | Venous Blood Gas | 63 | LAB1230308 CRITCARE VENOUS BLOOD GAS

Interface Order Alias

10287

Quick Collect

DO NOT SPIN

Icons & Photos

Deliver within 30 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collection Instructions

Specimen collection: Whole blood (venous)

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, Reed City, Zeeland

  • Hand deliver to lab immediately.

Test Frequency

Available 24 hours, usual TAT 1 day.

Reference Range

pH Ven
 7.32 – 7.42

 

pCO2 Ven
38 – 52

 

pO2 Ven
 24 – 48

 

HCO3 Ven

≤ 3 Years: 20 – 28 mmol/L

> or equal to 3 Years – 150 Years: 22 – 32 mmol/L

 

Base Excess Ven

-2 – 2 mmol/L

 

Measured O2 Sat Ven

65 – 85%

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 Ludingotn 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

1230100398

LOINC

O2 Percent: 3150-0

O2/Device: 19928-1

pH Ven: 2746-6

pCO2 Ven: 2021-4

pO2 Ven: 2705-2

HCO3 Ven: 14627-4

Base Excess Ven: 1927-3

Measured O2 Sat Ven: 2711-0

Reviewed Date

3/12/2025