Prenatal Antibody Screen

Orderable EAP code:

LAB01082

Billable EAP Codes:

80001618 x 1

CPT Codes:

86850 x 1

Lab Section:

Transfusion Services

Turnaround Time:

Routine: 2 hours
Urgent: 1 hour

Test Schedule:

Available 24 hours a day.

Specimen Requirements:

6.0 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube. Specimen stability: up to 3 days at room temperature.
See link for instructions for identification and labeling of Transfusion Service specimens. 
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Pediatric Specimen Requirements:

Less than 4 months old: 1 to 2 mL in a LAVENDER top tube.
4 months to 3 years: 2.0 mL in a LAVENDER top tube.
Specimen stability: up to 3 days at room temperature.

Comments:

To be used for prenatal patients only, when ABO/Rh is not required, and only antibody screen is requested. If the antibody screen is positive, and an antibody implicated in causing Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) is identified, antibody titers will be reflexed.