HEMATOCRIT, Body Fluids (089-0532)

CPT 4 Code: 85013

Test Order Mnemonic: BFHCT

Applies To: CSF or serous cavity trauma or hemorrhage

Lab: Hematopathology

Request Form: Hematology A

Collection: Routine collection by physician

Storage Instructions: For best results, deliver promptly to lab. 

Cause For Rejection: QNS, clotted, old specimen, identification error

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

Turnaround Time: STAT: 1 hour; Routine: 4 hours [NOTE: Fluids must be received within one hour of collection for STAT processing.]

Special Instructions: Collect in EDTA (Lavender top tube)

Specimen: Pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, CSF

Volume: 1 ml

Minimum Volume: 0.5 ml

Container: EDTA (Lavender-top tube)

Test Method: Micro-hematocrit Centrifugation

Interfering Substances: Improper anticoagulant

Reviewed 10/10/07 by L. Dornak,  MT(ASCP)