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Test Code DATP DIRECT COOMBS

Important Note

 

See Blood Transfusion Services for more information.

Additional Codes

LAB274

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Container/Tube: Pink top (EDTA) or Lavender (EDTA) Top

Specimen Volume: 7 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 3.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Send specimen in original tube.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn Around Time

Daily / 24 hours / Available STAT / Routine - 4 hours

                                                             STAT - 60 minutes

Method

Agglutination by tube test

Test Classification and CPT Coding

86880