Test ID: Q0078
CPT code: 85260
LOINC: 3218-5
Specimen Type: PLT poor plasma
Frequency: Mon-Fri; analytic time 2 days
Instructions: 2 vials ea. 1.5mL platelet-poor plasma from light blue (Citrate) tube. Frozen.
Text: This assay measures the clotting ability of Factor 10. This assay is usedto aid in the diagnosis of coagulation factor deficiencies that may present with menorrhagia, ecchymosis, central nervous system bleeding andexcessive bleeding after childbirth.
Methodology: Clot Detection