Glucose, CSF

Container = CSF Tube

Container

Test ID LAB185
EPIC Order GLUCOSE, CSF
CPT Code(s) 82945
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL CSF, tube #2; See Comments
Micro: 0.2 mL CSF, tube #2
Stability
Room Temperature:  Not recommended
Refrigerator: 4 days
Frozen: 30 days
Availability 24 hr/day
Turnaround Time Stat 1 hr; Routine 2 hr
Reference Range CSF Glucose Reference Ranges (mg/dL) Age 0-1 year 34-100
1-3 years 43-76
3-10 years 43-72
10-18 years 47-77
>18 years (Adult) 48-79
Citation: Leen WG, Willemsen MA, Wevers RA, Verbeek MM (2012) Cerebrospinal Fluid Glucose and Lactate: Age-Specific Reference Values and Implications for Clinical Practice. PLoS ONE 7(8): e42745. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042745
Comment

Must be transported in a screw top container


Urine containers are not acceptable for transport

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 31, 2025

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