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PLATELET COUNT

Test Code:PLTCSpecimen Collection:Whole Blood
Component:

Platelet Count

Method:

Electronic Counting/ Microscopy

Collection Notes:<bold>Keep specimen at room temperature. Do not refrigerate.</bold> Clotted and grossly hemolyzed specimens are not acceptable.
Clinical Utility:In the bloodstream, platelets are an essential part of the blood clotting mechanism.
CPT Code:85049Testing Location:AML
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPE
Temperature:

EDTA, Whole Blood (Full Tube)

Ambient
 
48
 
Hours

Whole Blood Sodium Citrate,

3.2% (Full Tube)

Ambient
 
48
 
Hours