Monday-Friday (except holidays); STAT testing performed daily
Released:
Next day (Monday if received Friday)
CPT Code:
86850
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
Two dedicated 6 mL pink top tubes (EDTA). Also acceptable: Three 4 mL lavender top tubes (EDTA).
Handling:
Do not centrifuge or separate plasma. Print patient’s full name and birthdate on tube. Do not cover original label if it contains handwritten information.
Stability:
72 hours.
Standard Volume:
12 mL whole blood.
Minimum Volume:
3 mL whole blood. Note: Minimum volume will not be sufficient to perform identification of antibodies, if present.
Transport:
Refrigerated preferred, or ambient.
Comments:
Antibody Identification (51000) will be performed if antibody screen is positive. An additional charge will be added for this test.
Rejection Criteria:
Gross hemolysis; serum separator tube (SST); incorrect or incomplete labeling; discrepancy between requisition and specimen label.
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