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Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube: Pink top (K2 EDTA) or Red top
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 5 mL
Stability
Test as soon as possible after collection. Clotted samples or those collected in EDTA may be tested within 10 days from collection if stored Refrigerated.
Reference Range
Reported as:
Type: AB, A, B, or O
Rh: Negative or Positive
Instrumentation
Manual Blood Bank Techniques
Methodology
Agglutination by tube test or Gel Methodology
Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority
Daily / Same day / Available STAT
CPT (s)
86900