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ABO/Rh Type (Non-neonatal), Blood

Important Note

During downtime only, specimen must be hand labeled with

  • patient's name,
  • DOB,
  • hospital registration number,
  • FULL SIGNATURE of phlebotomist or RN drawing the specimen
  • FULL SIGNATURE of witness after verifying patient information and tube.
  • date and time specimen was drawn.

Additional Codes

Epic# -

LAB895

 

Cerner name(s):

  • ABO/Rh

Performing Lab(s)

Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh

Methodology

Gel microtube

Specimen Requirement (s)

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Container/Tube: Pink top (EDTA) tube

Specimen Volume: 7 mL or 1 mL microtainer

Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL

 

Collection Instructions: Specimen must be labeled with PPID (Cerner) label when computer system is up. During downtime, specimen must be hand labeled with patient’s name, DOB, hospital registration number, FULL SIGNATURE of phlebotomist or RN drawing the specimen, FULL SIGNATURE of witness after verifying patient information and tube and date/time specimen was drawn.

Unacceptable Conditions

Hemolyzed. Separator gel tube is not acceptable.

Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time

Sunday through Saturday

Hours: 24 hours 

Turnaround Time:

STAT: 30 minutes

Routine: less than 2 hours from receipt.

Transport and Stability

Transport temperature: Ambient

 

Analyte Stability: 

Ambient: 4 Hours

Refrigerated: 7 days

Frozen: Unacceptable

CPT/LOINC Codes

86900

86901

Ordering Recommendations

NA

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