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Antigen Typing
MessageFor Specimen Integrity during Extreme Weather see the “Lockbox Usage in Extreme Weather” document at the top of this page.
Test Code
AGTYP
Alias/See Also
70336
CPT Codes
86905
Preferred Specimen
1 full large (6 mL) K3EDTA (lavender top or pink top) or two full (3 mL) K3EDTA (lavender top) tube(s).
Pink Top Recommended
Pink Top Recommended
Minimum Volume
1 full large K3EDTA (lavender or pink 6 mL tube) or two full 3 mL K3EDTA (lavender top)
Instructions
Avoid hemolysis. Gently invert 10 times.
Transport Container
K3EDTA (lavender top) tube or K3EDTA (pink top) tube---not provided by CompuNet
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature = n/a
Refrigerated = 3 days
Frozen = n/a
Refrigerated = 3 days
Frozen = n/a
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Rejected for gross hemolysis
Methodology
Tube
Setup Schedule
Sunday - Saturday
RFMVH
RFMVH
Report Available
2 days
Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, OH 45439
