Pre-BMT Type and Screen

Orderable EAP code:

LAB100508

Billable EAP Codes:

80001606 x 1
80001618 x 1
80001648 x 1

CPT Codes:

86901 x 1
86850 x 1
86900 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 blood in a LAVENDER top tube. 
4 months to 3 years: 3 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube.
Specimen stability: up to 3 days at room temperature.

Reference Range:

If the antibody screen is positive, antibody identification will automatically be performed.

Comments:

Should be ordered prior to a patient receiving a bone marrow transplant. When this specimen is drawn or as soon as the information is available, a BMT Transfusion Profile should also be ordered in EPIC. The BMT Transfusion Profile gives Nursing and the Transfusion Service details about the transplant, including the donor ABO/Rh type and what blood products (plasma products and red cell containing products) the patient should receive during and after they have received their transplant.