ACCUTYPE CP, CLOPIDOGREL

Specimen Required
Draw blood in a lavender top, EDTA tube. Send 4.0 mL whole blood (2.0 mL minimum) room temperature.

Alternate Specimen
ACD solution A (yellowtop) whole blood; Sodium heparin (green top) whole blood; Saliva: call lab for information.

Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction/Single Nucleotide Primer Extension

Stability
Room Temperatue: 8 days; Refrigerated: 30 days; Frozen: 49 days

Reference Range
By Report

Performed
Monday-Friday

Turnaround Time4-5 days
Test CodesATCPC
34-20130
CPT-4 Code (s)
83891, 83892 x 2, 83900, 83901 x 2, 83909, 83914 x 4, 83912

Warde
Medical
Laboratory