KLEIHAUER-BETKE (FOR FETAL CELLS) - ACID ELUTION
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  KB

MGH LIS Test No

  345

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  KB

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Red Top (Plain)  

Volume

  7ml

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Do not separate serum from cells or use SST tube.   EDTA can be used.  Specimen 
cannot be over 24 hrs old.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Modified Kleihauer-Betke procedure.

Clinical Utilities
Detection of fetal blood cells in maternal blood.

CPT Codes
85460

Reference Range
Negative

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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