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Cord Blood Type

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Cord ABO/Rh 3

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:

Specimen Type: Whole blood from cord sample

Container/Tube: Lavender top (EDTA) or 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