CPT Code(s):
85384
Specimen Requirements:
Type: Plasma, sodium citrate, platelet-poor
Container/Tube: Light blue (3.2 percent sodium citrate)
Sample Volume: 2 mL of platelet-poor plasma (0.5 mL minimum)
Storage:
- Ambient: 8 hours
- Frozen: 1 month
Unacceptable Conditions:
- Clotted or hemolyzed samples
- EDTA plasma
- Serum
Specimen Retention Time: 5 days
Use:
This test is used to detect increased or decreased fibrinogen (factor I) concentration of acquired or congenital origin. It also monitors the severity and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis.
Methodology:
Electromagnetic endpoint detection
Reported:
Within 24 hours