Direct Antiglobulin Test DAT
Specimen Required | |
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Collect | One 6 mL pink (K2EDTA) top tube preferred. Also acceptable are two 3 to 4 mL lavender (K2EDTA) top tubes. |
Transport | 6 mL whole blood at 20-25ºC or 2-8ºC. |
Remarks | The specimen label for all Blood Bank tests must contain the full patient name, patient identification number or social security number, date of collection, time of collection and phlebotomist identification. |
Schedule | Daily-24 hours per day |
Billing Code | 6010087 |
CPTCode | 86880 X 2 |
Notes | Testing for detection of IgG and complement components (ie.: C3) on patient's RBC's. Also referred to as direct Coombs test. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |