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Abnormal PT/APTT reflexive profile
Test Code503335
CPT Codes
80500; 85610; 85613(x2); 85670; 85730
Minimum Volume
Three 1 mL platelet-poor frozen tubes and 2 mL frozen serum
Instructions
If PT is abnormal (>14.0 seconds), will reflex to PT Mixing Studies and Factor VII Activity.
Transport Container
Blue-top (sodium citrated) tubes and red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Noncitrated plasma; gross hemolysis; presence of fibrin; clotted plasma