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ABO and Rh Test
MessageInfant less than 120 days old, order LAB6538
Test Code
LAB895
Alias/See Also
Blood Type; Blood group; Blood Type and Rh Factor
CPT Codes
86900 ABO, 86901 Rh
Includes
Blood Type ABO and Rh
Instructions
Blood by routine venipuncture in pink top (EDTA) tube (preferred) or blood in lavender top (EDTA) tube and blood in red top,no-additive clot tube.
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature 8 hours
Refrigerated 3 days
Refrigerated 3 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Improperly labeled specimen; container damaged and leaking; insufficient quantity. Frozen specimens. Separator tubes.
Methodology
Hemagglutination
Setup Schedule
Daily/STAT
Report Available
Routine outpatient: 8-24 hours
Reference Range
Blood Types in the US Blood Type & Rh How Many Have It Frequency O Rh Positive 1 person in 3 37.4% O Rh Negative 1 person in 15 6.6% A Rh Positive 1 person in 3 35.7% A Rh Negative 1 person in 16 6.3% B Rh Positive 1 person in 12 8.5% B Rh Negative 1 person in 67 1.5% AB Rh Positive 1 person in 29 3.4% AB Rh Negative 1 person in 167 .6%
Clinical Significance
The ABO system still remains the most significant system in terms of transfusion reaction if the wrong blood type is administered to a patient.
