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EPIC NAME MAGNESIUM EPIC CODE: LAB103
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 7 days
Reference Values
1.6-3.0 mg/dL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83735
Methodology
Colorimetric/Photometric