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ABO and Rh Blood Type
Test CodeABRH
Alias/See Also
Blood Type, ABO Group and Rh Type
CPT Codes
86900, 86901
Preferred Specimen
Pink Top Tube
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis
Report Available
Same day
Clinical Significance
Classifies an individual's ABO and Rh blood type, or blood group, based on the absence or presence of inherited antigens on the surface of RBC's. For transfusion purposes, assuming the absence of unexpected recipient RBC antibodies, type O recipients are compatible with type O donor blood only, type A recipients are compatible with type A and O donor blood, type B recipients are compatible with type B and O donor blood, and type AB recipients are compatible with type A, B, AB, and O donor blood.