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Test Code AMM Ammonia (Test Code – AMM) 

Specimen Type

EDTA – Lavender

Light Green – Lithium Heparin

CPH – Canton – Potsdam Hospital

UMMC – United Memorial Medical Center

CSH – Clifton Springs Hospital

 

GH – Gouverneur Hospital

 

MH – Massena Hospital

 

NWCH – Newark Wayne Community Hospital

 

RGH – Rochester General Hospital

 

UH – Unity Hospital

 

Specimen Collection Instructions

TUBE MUST BE PLACED IN ICE OR IN AN ICE SLURRY IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION.

Specimen Handling Instructions

Inpatient specimens should be delivered to the laboratory ASAP.

Outpatient specimens:

FOR CSH: SPECIMENS MUST ONLY BE DRAWN AT THE HOSPITAL PSC FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORT TO THE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS.

FOR ALL OTHER OUTPATINET COLLECTIONS: Centrifuge as soon as possible.  Separate plasma into an appropriately labeled plastic vial.  In addition to the collection label, indicate on the vial that the specimen is PLASMA.

Freeze immediately.

Specimen Volume

1.0 mL

Stat Turn-around Time

1 hour from specimen arrival in the laboratory

Routine Turn-around Time

24 hours from specimen arrival in the laboratory

Reference Range

Some Reference Ranges are age and/or gender dependent.  Please see report for details.

CPT Code

82140

LOINC Code

16362-6