FACTOR 13 ASSAY
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  FAC13

MGH LIS Test No

  342

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  FAC13

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Light-Blue Top (Citrate)  

Volume

  1.0 ml of citrate plasma

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Spin specimen with a Sure-Sep II or spin down, remove plasma, and spin plasma 
again.  Place plasma in plastic vial and refrigerate immediately.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Visual clot detection

Clinical Utilities
Screening for Factor XIII deficiency.

CPT Codes
85291

Reference Range
Normal

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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