Test Details
Mnemonic
ICA
Ordering Code
1000790
CPT-4 Code(s)
82330
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Allow blood to clot 30 - 60 minutes and centrifuge 10 minutes with stopper in place. Send unopened tube refrigerated.
Alternate Specimen
Green sodium or lithium heparin separator tubes only
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Samples not drawn in separator tubes or opened samples. Frozen or aliquoted samples are not acceptable for ionized calcium. Hemolyzed samples. Samples not centrifuged.
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Refrigerated for 7 days unopened.
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Refrigerated for 7 days unopened.
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Ion Selective Electrode
Reference Range
See Report
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes