3500 Prothrombin Time

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Blue Top (Na Citrate)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Whole blood may be submitted ambient or refrigerated if sample reachs lab within 24 hours

Rejection Criteria:

Clotted Specimen
Collection tube not properly filled
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 24 Hour(s); Frozen: 1 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Photo Optical Clot Detection

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

85610 - Prothrombin Time

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components: