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Test Code LAB14969 CHROMOGENIC FACTOR VIII

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
*Blue Top Tube Plasma Frozen To fill line 1 mL 0.5 mL 6 months
3.5 mL Blue Top Whole Blood Ambient To fill line To fill line To fill line 2 hours
2 mL Blue Top Whole Blood Ambient To fill line To fill line To fill line 2 hours

*Preferred specimen type

Refer to Coagulation Specimen Handling before collecting. Submit 2 × 0.5 mL frozen plasma aliquots for this test. Draw blood in light blue top tube(s). Spin down, remove plasma, spin plasma again, and place citrate platelet-poor plasma in required number of plastic vials (Glass vials cannot be accepted.)  Freeze specimen at less than or equal to minus 40° C, if possible. Send specimen frozen on dry ice. Each coagulation assay  requested should have its own vial.

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Monday – Friday / 1 day / NOT available STAT

Method

Chromogenic Substrate Assay

CPT(s)

Description CPT Code
Chromogenic Assay Coagulation Test          85130

 

Instrumentation

ACL TOP

Reference Range

≥ 18 years:  43.2 – 159.3%

Section

Coagulation

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing?  Yes/No

Yes