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

Gross Hemolysis, Gross Lipemia

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:
8 hours at RT (15-25°C)
1 week refrigerated at 2-8°C

Performed

Monday - Friday

Methodology

Ion Selective Electrode

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

Ion Selective Electrode (Chloride, Serum);CLX

Reference Interval

Chloride, Serum	Human
	Male	Female
	mmol/L
Newborn - 29 Days	99-116	99-116
1 Month - 11 months	98-118	98-118
1 year - 4 years	98-116	98-116
5 years - 9 years	99-114	99-114
10 years - 15 years	98-115	98-115
16+ years	95-112	95-112

CPT Code

82435