Specimen:
Collect
- One Blue Top (Na Citrate)
Submit
- One 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Whole blood acceptable if kept ambient and reaches lab within 24 hours of collection.
Rejection Criteria
- Clotted Specimen
- Collection tube not properly filled
- Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
- Specimen submitted refrigerated
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
- 85610
- 85611
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 3508 - PROTIME
- 3541 - NORMAL PT
- 3542 - 1:1 PATIENT MIX
- 5894 - INTERP
Last Updated: February 7, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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