| Methodology: | Automated Clotting Time |
| Performed: | Mon-Sat |
| Reported: | 1-2 days |
| Specimen Required: | Collect: Blue-top (sodium citrate) tube - Whole blood . Specimen Preparation: Blood should be collected in a blue-top tube containing 3.2% buffered sodium citrate. The sample should be mixed immediately by gentle inversion at least six times to ensure adequate mixing of the anticoagulant with the blood. Storage/Transport Temperature: Specimens are stable at room temperature for 24 hours. Stability: Ambient: 24 hours; Frozen plasma : 2 weeks Causes for Rejection : Gross hemolysis; clotted specimen; frozen plasma thawed in transit; specimen collected in tube other than 3.2% citrate |
| CPT Codes: | 85730 |
| Cross Reference: | PTT (Partial Thromboplastin Time), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT), Activated (Partial Thromboplastin Time), PTT (Partial Thromboplastin Time) |