91455 Heparin-Induced Antibody

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 2 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Blue Top (Na Citrate)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples
Icteric specimen
Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

86022

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 0-0.399 OD