Test Code 0213553 Methemoglobin, Blood
Methodology
Prime Plus Blood Gas by Nova Biomedical
Performing Laboratory
Alomere Health Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Collection Container/Tube: Green top (Lithium Heparin) only
Specimen Minimum Volume: Tube must be full
Collection Instructions:
1. Tube must be full
2. Must be analyzed within 15 minutes of collection
3. Specimen cannot be on ice
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Reference Values
<1.5% of tHb
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83050