Platelet function test-6950

Test info

  
Platelet function test
  
6950
  
85576.0
  
PFT
  
Bleeding time
PFA-100
PFT
Platelet aggregation
Platelet closure time

Specimen

  
Sodium citrate (Na cit) whole blood and
EDTA whole blood
  

Lt blue Sodium citrate (Na Cit) - 2.7mL x 3

AND

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

  
Na Citrate (Na cit) whole blood - 9 mL
EDTA whole blood - 5 mL
  
  • Draw with a 21G needle
  • It is best if the specimen is collected at a testing facility (Central, Mercy or United), but if not, sample must be placed in a STAT bag and STAT couriered to the closest testing facility.

Na Citrate Tube Filling Guidelines

  • Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting
  
  • DO NOT SPIN; Submit entire tube(s), unspun
  • Sample must arrive at the testing facility within 3 hours of collection.

 

 

  

Lt blue Sodium citrate (NaCit) tubes 

and 

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

  

Ambient - 4 hours

Send by STAT courier

Hospital Draw - hand deliver to Lab; do not send thru Pneumatic Tube System (PTS).

  
  • Improper labeling (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Improper anticoagulant
  • Improperly filled tube
  • Hemolysis
  • Clotted specimen
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage/transport temperature

Performance

  
AHL - Coagulation: W
Available at the Central Laboratory and Mercy and United hospitals.
  
Daily
  
24 hours

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

COL/EPI: 94 - 193 seconds

COLI/EPI Results below the normal reference range have no known clinical significance.

COL/ADP: 71 - 118 seconds (reflex test)

Billing

  
85576 - COL/EPI

Additional CPT codes (if appropriate):
85576 - COL/ADP

Tracking

  
11/05/2003
  
03/14/2024
  
01/12/2024