Test Code D-DIMER D-Dimer
Specimen Information
Obtain specimen using standard phlebotomy techniques.
No special patient preparation is necessary.
Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
Blue Top Tube | Whole Blood | Ambient | To fill line | To fill line | To fill line | 4 hours |
Blue Top Tube | Plasma | Frozen | To fill line | 2.0 mL Plasma | 0.5 mL Plasma | 4 weeks |
Reject Due To:
- Above criteria not met
- Marked hemolysis
- Clotted
- Tube over or underfilled
Tubes must be filled to the fill line.
Instrumentation / Method
ACL TOP 350 CTS / Latex Enhanced Immunoassay
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT
Reference Range
Cutoff value for exclusion is less than 500 ng/mL FEU
Note: 1 FEU is equal to approximately 2 DDU.
The ACL TOP 350 CTS D-Dimer test is a Latex Enhanced Immunoassay which is FDA approved for use in conjunction with a Clinical Pretest Probability (PTP) Assessment model to exclude venous thromboembolism (VTE) in outpatients suspected of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
CPT / LOINC / Order Code
Meditech | Medent | LOINC | CPT |
DDT | DDT | 48065-7 | 85379 |