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ABO and Rh Type, Blood*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as ABO/Rh

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