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Cord Blood Work-Up
| Test Name: | Cord Blood Work-Up | ||
| Epic Order Code: | Orderable by requisition only. Order cord blood work-up by checking ABO/Rh test and Direct Coombs test. | ||
| CPT Code: | 86900, 86901, 86880 | ||
| Specimen(s) Type: | Whole Blood, 5.0 mL | ||
| Acceptable Container(s): |   Tube top is purple (lavender) or pink. | ||
| Testing Schedule: | 24 hours/day, 7 days/week | ||
| Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA | ||
| Routine: 30-60 minutes | |||
| Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain specimen by standard collection procedures. | ||
| Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. | ||
| Reference Clients: | If unable to deliver to the lab immediately, store and transport specimen at 2-8° C. Specimen must be received in the lab within 48 hours. All specimens drawn as outpatients will be for informational purposes only not for transfusion. | ||
| Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient quantity, incorrect/delay in transport, grossly hemolyzed, failure to provide a properly completed Requisition Form and/or a Blood Infusion form. | ||
| Reference Range: | NA | ||
| Additional Information: | Wharton's jelly from umbilical cord may interfere with testing; cells heavily coated with maternal IgG antibodies may give a false positive or negative typing with antisera. | ||
| Interpretive Use: To determine ABO group and Rh type of newborn. Detection of maternal antibody bound to fetal cells in cases of hemolytic disease of the newborn or neonatal jaundice; determine if mother is a candidate for RhIG. | |||
| ** All illegible/mislabeled specimens will be destroyed. There are no exceptions.** | |||