Test Code PLTC (included in CBC and Hemogram) Platelet Count
Performing Laboratory
YRMC
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday Through Sunday
Specimen Requirements
Lavendar Top Tube (EDTA)
Required Volume:2 mL preferred/1 mL minimum
Order of Draw
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Unit of Measure
K/uL
Collection Instructions
Samples should be collected between 2 to 3 hours after ingestion of aspirin.
Blood must be set a minimum of 30 minutes after collection before test but no longer than 4 hours.
Please invert 5 times immediately after collection.
CPT CODE
85049