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COLLECTION & HANDLING

 

SPECIMEN TRANSPORTATION

Please call 616.774.7721 for specimen pick up

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

GENERAL TEST INFORMATION

 

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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Epic Code LAB8950 ABO/Rh

Test Name Alias

ABO/ Rh | 8477 | Blood type | ABRH | ABO Blood Group and Rh Type

Interface Order Alias

60006

Quick Collect

CHW: BB 2 SIGNERS

Icons & Photos

6 mL Pink Top (EDTA) 3 mL Lavender Top (EDTA)

Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: Blood

 

Container(s): 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA) or 3 mL Lavender Top (EDTA)

Preferred Volume to Collect: 6.0 mL

Minimum Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL

Neonate Volume to Collect: 0.5 mL

Capillary collect ok? No*

Microtainer acceptable: No*

* Acceptable if unable to obtain a venipuncture.

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Gently invert EDTA tube(s) 8 - 10 times after collection.
  • CHS: Collect Blood Bank tube using Typenex Armband.  Refer to CHS Collecing Inpatient/Outpatient Blood Bank Specimen Procedure LTR41239
  • CHW: BB 2 SIGNERS: All specimens collected for the blood bank must have two signatures (collector and witness) on the specimen written in ink that is resistant to smearing. (See Policy 6476)

Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)

Processed Specimen: Whole Blood EDTA

Centrifuge/Spin: No

Aliquot: No

Transport Temperature: Ambient or Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 24 hours

Refrigerate: 10 days

Laboratory Retention: 10 days

Pennock Hospital: testing must be completed within 48 hours of collection and stored refrigerated

Test Frequency

Available 24 hours, usual TAT 1 day.

Reference Range

Reference range is not available.

Performing Department

Blood Bank

Performing Department Laboratory Location

Corewell Health Butterworth Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Big Rapids Laboratory, Big Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Blodgett Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Gerber Laboratory, Fremont, MI

Corewell Health Greenville Laboratory, Greenville, MI

Corewell Health Lakeland Niles Laboratory, Niles, MI

Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph Laboratory, St. Joseph, MI
Corewell Health Ludington Laboratory, Ludington, MI
Corewell Health Pennock Laboratory, Hastings, MI
Corewell Health Reed City Laboratory, Reed City, MI

Corewell Health Watervliet Laboratory, Watervliet, MI
Corewell Health Zeeland Laboratory, Zeeland, MI

 

Methodology

Hemagglutination

United Hospital: Tube technique or solid phase

Reed City Hospital: Column Agglutination

Pennock Hospital: Tube Technique or Echo

Lakeland Hospitals: Gel and Tube

 

CPT

86900, 86901

Epic Test ID

1230100285

LOINC

ABO/Rh Interp: 882-1

Reviewed Date

2/1/2022

Updated Date

4/2/2025 - CHS Info added, Methodology Updated, Perforrming locations updated (dept rev 2025)