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EPIC NAME: METHEMOGLOBIN EPIC CODE: LAB91
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Do not centrifuge.
Specimen Transport Temperature
30 min Ambient
Reference Values
Normal: 0.4-1.5%
Critical: >9.9%
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83050
Methodology
Photometric