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Ethylene Glycol

no gel in red top bullet Tube Type = Red and Royal Blue Top

no gel in red top bullet

Tube Type

Also available as part of Alcohol Panel

Test ID   LAB714
EPIC ORDER
  
ETHYLENE GLYCOL
CPT Code(s)   82693
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Routine: 30; STAT: 888
Specimen Routine:
7 mL blood/navy blue plain tube preferred/ lavender EDTA tube, or gray sodium fluoride tube also acceptable; See comments
  Micro: 500 µL blood/red plain tube (No Gel) or red plain microtainer
Stability

Unspun/unopened specimens are stable for 48 hrs.

Spun/unopened specimens are stable for one week.

Spun/separated specimens are stable for 48 hrs as long as they were capped immediately after aliquoting.
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
  STAT: Yes
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hrs
  STAT: 1 hr
Reference Range Normal: <5 mg/dL
  Critical: >/= 5 mg/dL
Comments
  • DO NOT PREP PATIENT WITH ALCOHOL SWAB
  • Red plain pediatric tubes must NOT contain serum separator gel.

  • Testing is for medical purposes only.

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 25, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514