Test Code KB Kleihauer-Betke, Blood

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube

Specimen Volume: Full 10-mL tube of whole blood

Collection Instructions: Immediately invert tube and mix gently 8 times.

Note: Label specimen appropriately.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Performing Laboratory

Hackensack University Medical Center

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83030