Platelet Count (LABCORP)

Test Code

99901000172

Alias/See Also

LAB301: Platelet Count
POC550: Platelet Count-POC | LABCORP EAP: 005249

CPT Codes
85049x1

Preferred Specimen

LABCORP LAB: LAVENDER TOP-EDTA (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 1

Instructions

Specimen: Whole blood Volume: Tube fill capacity Minimum Volume: 500 µL for Microtainer™ (capillary) specimens (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.) Container: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube Collection: Invert tube gently 10 times once tube is filled at time of collection.

Transport Temperature

Specimen: Whole blood Volume: Tube fill capacity Minimum Volume: 500 µL for Microtainer™ (capillary) specimens Container: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube Collection: Invert tube gently 10 times once tube is filled at time of collection. Storage Requirements: Container Storage Lavender-Top (EDTA) Tube Refrigerated Storage Instructions: Refrigerate Stability Requirements: Temperature Period Room temperature 1 day Refrigerated 3 days Frozen Unstable Cause for Rejection: Hemolysis; specimen more than 72 hours old; clotted specimen; tube not filled with minimum volume; improper labeling; transfer tubes with whole blood; specimen diluted or contaminated with I.V. fluid; specimen drawn in any anticoagulant other than EDTA; specimen received with plasma removed

Report Available

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min

Last Updated: March 6, 2023

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