Orderable EAP code:

LAB01083

Billable EAP Codes:

80001648 x 1 80001606 x 1 80001618 x 1

CPT Codes:

86900 x 1 86901 x 1 86850 x 1

Lab Section:

Transfusion Services

Includes:

ABO, Rh, Antibody Screen

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 hours

Urgent: 1 hour

Test Schedule:

Available 24 hours a day.

Specimen Requirements:

6.0 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube. Specimen stability: up to 3 days at room temperature.

See link for instructions for identification and labeling of Transfusion Service specimens. 

Sample Information (Opens in a new window)

Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Less than 4 months old: 1 to 2 mL in a LAVENDER top tube.

4 months to 3 years: 2.0 mL in a LAVENDER top tube.

Specimen stability: up to 3 days at room temperature.

Comments:

To be used for prenatal patients only. If the antibody screen is positive and an antibody implicated in causing Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) is identified, antibody titers will be reflexed.