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BLEEDING TIME
MessagePatient must come to Augusta Health Main Lab in Fishersville, VA for specimen collection.
Bleeding times are no longer performed on anyone <15 years of age. Devices used to perform the test for this age range are no longer being manufactured.
Bleeding times are no longer performed on anyone <15 years of age. Devices used to perform the test for this age range are no longer being manufactured.
Test Code
BLET
CPT Codes
85002
Instructions
A platelet count must be obtained within the past 24 hours before a bleeding time can be performed.
Patients should refrain from taking aspirin or drugs containing aspirin for one week prior to testing.
Patients should refrain from taking aspirin or drugs containing aspirin for one week prior to testing.
Methodology
Manual
Limitations
A bleeding time may be prolonged due to the ingestion of anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, anticoagulants, or other drugs that may inhibit platelet function, or due to thrombocytopenia.
Clinical Significance
A bleeding time is the time in minutes for bleeding from a standardized skin wound to cease. It is used as a screening test for disorders of platelet function, Von Willebrand's disease, and vascular disorders.
