TEST NAME: (089-0468)

Monitoring clotting status when other Complete Blood Cell (CBC) parameters are not required.

 PLT

 Part of an automated multi-parameter.

 Samples are accepted  24 hours per day at Sample Management, 5.136 McCullough

 STAT: 1 hour;  Routine: 4 hours

Collect: Venipuncture preferred; Micro-collection acceptable .EDTA (Lavender-top tube) [Lab may request additional sodium citrate tube {blue top} in certain situations.

Volume: 2 ml

Minimum Volume: 1 mL (0.5 mL in extreme emergency)

Stability: Stable at room temperature for 24 hours.  Stable Refrigerated for 36 hours.

Causes for Rejection: Clotted, QNS, identification error

If applicable, state clinical information that is required to be provided with specimen.

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation, patient age and sex)

 85595

A. Huerta, BS,MT(ASCP),MBA

When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient.  Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually.  The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-9 code or its verbal equivalent.

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