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CYANIDE, BLOOD |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2156 Geisinger Epic ID: 6584 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Whole Blood | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
4 mL grey-top (Na fluoride/K oxalate) tube
3 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube
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Specimen required: |
10 mL whole blood; minimum 1 mL. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Do not centrifuge | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred). Room temperature or frozen specimen also acceptable. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 2 weeks. Refrigerated: 2 weeks. Frozen: 30 days (-20ºC). | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
<10 mcg/dL | |
Critical values/courtesy alerts: |
Potentially toxic >20 mcg/dL | |
Additional information: |
Detection limit, blood 5 mcg/dL. Nitroprusside therapy should be monitored with Thiocyanate. | |
CPT code(s): |
82600 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Cyanide. | |
Methodology: |
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric) |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 400, CYANB
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