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HelpTest Code CBS Cord Blood Screen (ABO, Rh, DAT)
Specimen Information
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
| Purple Top | Whole Blood | Refrigerate | 4 mL | 4 mL | 4 mL | 7 Days |
Plain red top tubes are not acceptable for testing cord blood specimens.
Serum gel tubes are not acceptable for testing.
Specimens must be labeled with the patient's full legal name (no nick-names), date of birth, date and time of collection, and an identifier of the collector (initials or employee ID number).
Reject Due To:
- Hemolysis
- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled
Instrumentation / Method
Manual / Agglutination by test tube
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT
Reference Range
Negative DAT
CPT / LOINC
CPT:
ABO: 86900
Rh: 86901
DAT:
LOINC: