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HelpTest Code LAB1116 BETHESDA ASSAY
Additional Codes
Orderable Codes:
| Epic Code | Atlas Code | Mayo Access ID | Order LOINC |
| LAB1116 | BETHA | FAH5374 | 3204-5 |
Result Component(s):
| Reporting Name | Epic Code | Atlas Code | Mayo Access ID | Result LOINC |
| Bethesda Assay | 12301002310 | BETH | FAH5030 | 3204-5 |
Specimen Information
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
| Blue Top Tube | Plasma | * | To fill line | 2 mL plasma | 2 mL plasma | 6 months |
*Refer to Coagulation Specimen Handling before collecting. Submit 2 × 1.0 ml frozen plasma aliquots for this test. Please specify if the patient is receiving heparin or drawn through a heparinized port. Draw blood in light blue top tube(s). Spin down, remove plasma, spin plasma again, and place citrate platelet-poor plasma in required number of plastic vials (Glass vials cannot be accepted.) Freeze specimen at less than or equal to minus 40° C, if possible. Send specimen frozen on dry ice. Each coagulation assay requested should have its own vial.
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Monday – Friday, run in am / 1 day / Not available STAT
Method
Photo Optical Clot Detection
CPT(s)
| Description | CPT Code |
| Bethesda Assay | 85335 |
Instrumentation
ACL Top
Reference Range
0.0 Bethesda units, inhibitor to factor
Section
Coagulation
Performing Location
University of Vermont Medical Center
Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing? Yes/No
Yes