PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME - PTT
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  PTT

MGH LIS Test No

  314

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  PTT

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Light-Blue Top (Citrate)  

Volume

  1.0 ml plasma

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Do not over or under fill tube.  Do not centrifuge or open tube if testing will 
occur in 6 hrs.  Otherwise centrifuge, remove plasma, and freeze.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Photo optical clot detection

Clinical Utilities
A screening test for the entire intrinsic coagulation system.

CPT Codes
85730

Reference Range
Instrument specific.

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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