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HelpTest Code LAB46 Ethanol Blood (Alcohol) Level
Department
CHEMISTRY
Collection Requirements
Clean arm with germicidal non-alcohol solution or water.
Do not use alcohol swab.
Primary Collection Container
Green PST (Lithium Heparin)
Alternate Collection Container
Green Microtainer PST
Transport
Refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Do not remove cap from tube.
Stability
Ambient: 2 days
Refrigerated: 2 weeks (capped) Frozen: 4 weeks
Minimum Testing Volume
0.5 mL
Reference Range
<81 mg/dL
Methodology
Roche c503 Enzymatic
Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Reported
As completed
CPT Codes
G0480
Unacceptable Conditions
Open tube condition, hemolysis.
Additional Information
To minimize the losses of alcohol in a sample due to evaporation, open and process samples in STAT mode.