Ethanol Level*
Instrumentation
Roche Cobas
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel or green-yellow)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Collection Instructions:
1. Use a nonalcohol prep pad to cleanse venipuncture site.
2. Send specimen in original tube.
3. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Available STAT
Analytical Time:
1 day
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82055
Reference Values
Critical value (automatic call-back): >400 mg/dL
Normal Range <10 mg/dL.