COOMBS, INDIRECT IMMUNE A&B-NEONATES ONLY

Test Code

LAB30423

CPT Codes
86850

Preferred Specimen

One 3 mL lavender top
Pediatric: One lavender top microtainer

Instructions

Please refer to Transfusion Practice Policy for further information on transfusion practices.
Received in Sunquest by Blood Bank only.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Mislabeled or hemolyzed specimens

Methodology
Agglutination

Setup Schedule

Sunday-Saturday

Reference Range

Negative

Clinical Significance

Interpretive Information
The indirect Coombs test is used to detect the presence of maternal anti-A or anti-B antibodies in the neonate's serum (or plasma). It can
be used in the evaluation of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
United Hospital Center

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.