Test ID: Q0212
CPT code: 85220
LOINC: 3193-0
Specimen Type: Citrate-PLT poor plasma
Frequency: Mon – Fri; analytic time 3 days
Instructions: 2 vials ea.1.5mL platelet-poor plasma from light blue (Citrate) tube. Do not pool aliquots together.Frozen.Freeze @ -40 or less.
Text: This assay measures the clotting ability of Factor 5. This assay is used to aid in the diagnosis of coagulation factor deficiencies that may present with epitaxis, easy bruising, or menorrhagia.
Methodology: Chemiluminescence