Specimen:
Collect
- One Blue Top (Na Citrate)
Submit
- 2 mL (Min:1 mL) Plasma . Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Patients on therapeutic coagulation drugs, including but not limited to Dabigatron, and Unfractionated Heparin are known to cause interference with testing. Discontinue drugs for minimum 24 hours prior to any Fibrinogen testing.
Rejection Criteria
- Clotted Specimen
- Frozen Whole Blood
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Mechanical Clot Detection
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 85384
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : 200-400 mg/dL
Male Reference Ranges
Female Reference Ranges
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 200-400 year(s) : mg/dL
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 200-400 year(s) : mg/dL
Components
- 2054 - FIBRINOGEN
Last Updated: January 20, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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