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Methodology
Photo-Optical Clot Detection
Performing Laboratory
Rice Memorial Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Platelet-poor citrate plasma
Container/Tube: Citrate (3.2%) tube, properly filled
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic transport tube
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
Additional Instructions: Separation of plasma within 8 hours of collection is recommended.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Frozen up to 2 weeks at -20°C
Reference Values
25.1-36.5 seconds
Critical Value:
>70 seconds for patient's not on heparin
>200 seconds for patient's on heparin
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
CPT Coding
85730