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MIXING STUDIES, PTT (MIXPTT)
MessageSend to lab within 1 hour of collection.
This test code for Kennestone orders only.
For WellStar West Georgia patients, use test code LAB8202.
This test code for Kennestone orders only.
For WellStar West Georgia patients, use test code LAB8202.
Test Code
LAB2335
Alias/See Also
MIXPTT
CPT Codes
85732, 85730
Preferred Specimen
2 mL plasma
Instructions
Blue-top tubes (3.2% Sodium Citrate) must be completely filled (to the 'fill-line'). If a Blue-top tube is the only tube being collected, it is recommended that you draw and DISCARD a minimum of 5 mL prior to collecting. If a specimen must be collected through an indwelling catheter, IV, or arterial line, flush with 5 mL of saline and discard the first 5 mL of blood (or six dead space volumes of the catheter) prior to collecting the testing specimen.
Transport Container
Blue top tube
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen hemolyzed or not processed within 1 hour of collection
