PT/ INR
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube: Light-blue top (sodium citrate)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2.7 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Tube must be full. (Do not underfill or overfill tube.)
Stability
8 hours Room Temp
Reference Range
PT: 9-11 seconds
INR:
No anticoagulant therapy:
Therapeutic:
Instrumentation
Sysmex CA660
Methodology
Photo-Optical
Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority
Daily / Same day / Available STAT
CPT (s)
85610