pH, Body Fluids

Orderable EAP code:

LAB00012

Billable EAP Codes:

80001768 x 1

CPT Codes:

83986 x 1

Lab Section:

Core Lab

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 Hours
Urgent: 1 Hour

Test Schedule:

24 hours, 7 days a week.

Critical Values:

None

Specimen Requirements:

2 mL body fluid in a body fluid container.

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

2 mL in a 4 mL RED top tube or urine sample cup

Reference Range:

Serous fluids (pleural, pericardial, ascitic): 6.8 to 7.6

Synovial fluid: correlates with serum.