APL I

Antiphospholipid Antibody Profile I (Lupus Anticoagulant Only)

EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB1998

Performing Lab:
Saint Luke's Regional Laboratories
Container Type:
Light blue top (sodium citrate) tube
Specimen Type:

Plasma

Preferred Volume:
6 mL
Minimum Volume:
3 mL
Collection Procedure:
Specimen Processing:

1. Centrifuge specimen in a centrifuge validated to ensure platelet poor plasma.
2. Immediately transfer the plasma to a stoppered, plastic tube and centrifuge again for 10 minutes. 
3. Transfer the supernatant plasma into 3 screw-capped, plastic vials (each one containing 1 mL) and send frozen at ≤ -20 °C, if possible.
4. If unable to centrifuge, forward unprocessed sodium citrate whole blood (minimum volume: 3 mL) to the laboratory promptly at room temperature only.

Store and Transport:
Frozen
Stability:

The unspun specimen must arrive within 2 hours of collection.

CPT Codes:

85610 - Protime APL (EAP 30022490)
85730 - APTT APL (EAP 30022090)
85597 - Hexagonal phase phospholipid test (if appropriate)
85613 - DRVVT (if appropriate)
85670 - Thrombin time (if appropriate)
85730 x 3 - APTT mixing studies (if appropriate)

Test Schedule:
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Test Includes:
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Mixing Studies, Dilute Russell Viper Venom Time (dRVVT), Hexagonal Phase Phospholipid Test, Prothrombin Time (PT), and Thrombin Time
Reference Ranges:

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