Orderable Inpatient Only

Methemoglobin, Whole Blood Build info

Synonyms

  • METHEMOGLOBIN
  • METHB
  • LAB91

Short Name

METHEMOGLOBI

Procedure Master Number

LAB91

Procedure ID

830

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Syringe

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Green-top (sodium heparin) tube or Blood Gas sample Syringe
Specimen: Full tube or Syringe
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Collection Instructions: Deliver specimen to laboratory STAT if collected in syringe
Samples must have collection time written on the Cerner/FOD label

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Syringe Collection- Send to lab within 15 minutes. Transport at Room Temperature. Test must be performed within 30 minutes of collection. (If on a Blood Gas only) Add-ons are not permitted
Green Top Tube 8 Hours

Methodology

Optical Measurement following chemical lysing and mixing of whole blood sample - Co-Oximetry

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories - Manhasset

CPT

83050

PDM

 5302446

Only Orderable at Locations:
  • Peconic Bay Medical Center
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital
  • Cohen Children's Medical Center
  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
  • North Shore University Hospital
  • Plainview Hospital
  • Zucker Hillside Hospital
  • Huntington Hospital
  • South Shore University Hospital
  • Staten Island University Hospital North
  • Staten Island University Hospital Princes Bay

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
METHEMOGLOBIN, VENOUS METHB MET HB Methemoglobin, Venous
BLOOD GAS SOURCE BLOODGASSRC BLOOD GAS SRC Blood Gas Source
THGB THGB THGB Thgb