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Performing Laboratory
NRL-Coagulation
Methodology
Fluorescent
Specimen Requirements
Specimen must arrive within 4 hours of draw.
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube: Light-blue top (citrate)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Collection Instructions: If specimen transport time is >4 hours, spin down, and transfer citrate platelet-free plasma into a plastic vial- MUST BE SENT FROZEN
Reference Values
0-150 years: 150-230 ng/mL D-Dimer units
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Turnaround Time:
1 hour
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient- Whole Blood
Frozen- Plastic vial Citrated Plasma
Test Classification and CPT Coding
85379