ABO and Rh Type, Blood*
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole Blood
Container/Tube: Pink K2 EDTA
Specimen Volume: 6 mL- Full Tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 5 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. This test can only be collected by specially trained members of RRMC. For more information, contact the Blood Bank at 802-747-1809
2. Specimens collected for transfusion testing (RBC, PLT, FFP, CRYO, RhIG) must be banded using the Blood Bank ID banding system.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Reference Values
Not applicable
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Available STAT
Analytical Time:
1 day
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Methodology
Agglutination by Tube Testing
Test Classification and CPT Coding
86900-ABO
86901-Rh type