Calcium, Total




Test Mnemonic

CA

CPT Codes

  • 82310 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

17861-6

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLPlasmaLithium heparin PST (Lt. Green) Centrifuge and refrigerate.Submit in original tube or aliquot specimen into CCL aliquot tube

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) Centrifuge and aliquot. 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.4 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient7 days
Refrigerated3 weeks
Frozen8 months

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

8 hours

Methodology

Name Description
NM-BAPTA  

Reference Range

Calcium, Total
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days10 DaysNormal7.6 - 10.4mg/dL
 11 Days364 DaysNormal9.0 - 11.0mg/dL
 1 Years2 YearsNormal9.0 - 11.0mg/dL
 3 Years12 YearsNormal8.8 - 10.8mg/dL
 13 Years17 YearsNormal8.4 - 10.2mg/dL
 18 Years99 YearsNormal8.5 - 10.2mg/dL
   Days30 DaysUrgent< 7.0 or > 14.0mg/dL
 31 Days364 DaysUrgent< 6.0 or > 14.0mg/dL
 1 Years99 YearsUrgent< 6.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~      Urgent<=6.0 or >=12.0mg/dL
~      Urgent<6.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~  Days11 DaysUrgent<7.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~11 Days1 MonthsUrgent<7.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~1 Years3 YearsUrgent<6.0 or >12.0mg/dL
~13 Years18 YearsUrgent<6.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~18 Years  YearsUrgent<6.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~3 Years13 YearsUrgent<6.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~3 Years  YearsUrgent<6.0 or >12.0mg/dL
~  Months1 MonthsUrgent<6.0 or >12.0mg/dL
~1 Months3 YearsUrgent<6.0 or >14.0mg/dL
~1 Months1 YearsUrgent<6.0 or >12.0mg/dL
~      Critical<6.0 or >14.0mg/dL