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PROTIME PT/INR
MessageBlue top tubes overl-filled or under filled will be rejected.
Test Code
PTINR
Alias/See Also
INR
CPT Codes
85610
Preferred Specimen
Platelet poor citrated plasma (3.2 % Na Citrate tube (Blue Top))
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
PTINR-FILL TUBE TO PROPER LEVEL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 24 hours centrifuged or uncentrifuged; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen (plasma) 2 weeks
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Blue top tubes overl-filled or under filled will be rejected.
Last Updated: December 28, 2023