Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 0.15 mL serum

Unacceptable Conditions

Exposure to air

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Send frozen serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Stability after cell separation:
24 hours at RT (15-25°C)

Notes

Protect from exposure to air

Performed

Monday - Friday

Methodology

Enzymatic

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

CO2X;C02

Reference Interval

Carbon Dioxide, Serum	Human
	Male	Female
	mmol/L
Newborn - 29 days	16-28	16-28
1 Month - 11 months	15-28	15-28
1 year - 4 years	13-29	13-29
5 years - 9 years	18-29	18-29
10 years - 15+ years	17-30	17-30
16+ years	17-30	17-30

CPT Code

82374