AMMONIA, PLASMA
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  AMON

MGH LIS Test No

  202

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  10 min

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  AMON

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin)  

Volume

  0.1 ml

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Anticoagulant: Na or Li heparin.
Specimen must be placed on wet ice immediately after drawing and kept cold until 
centrifugation.  Freeze plasma in a plastic vial and send specimen frozen on 
dry ice.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Colorimetric

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
82140

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
9 - 30 umol/L

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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