Test Code FIB Fibrinogen
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 | 6 months |
Reject Due To:
- Above criteria not met
- Marked hemolysis
- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled
- Tube under or overfilled.
Tubes must be filled to the fill line.
Instrumentation / Method
ACL TOP 350 CTS / Clauss
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT
Reference Range
200 - 395 mg/dL
Critical Value(s): <100 mg/dL
CPT / LOINC / Order Code
Meditech | Medent | LOINC | CPT |
FIB | FIB | 3255-7 | 85384 |