Posted Date
Effective Date
Test Name
Lactic Acid, Plasma
Update Type
Reference range changed
Order Code
LACT
REFERENCE RANGE CHANGE
Lactic Acid, Plasma
Order Code: LACT
Fee Code: 20734 (CPT 83605)
Effective August 1, 2023, the Michigan Medicine Core Laboratory and point of care testing locations will lower the upper limit of the reference range for Lactic Acid from 2.2 mmol/L to 2.0 mmol/L to harmonize with sepsis SEP-1/CMS guidelines requiring actions to be taken when Lactic Acid is greater than 2.0. All other reporting for Lactic Acid, including critical value limits, will remain the same.
Reference Range: 0.5 – 2.0 mmol/L