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Additional Codes
| EPIC Ordering Code: | LAB4001 |
|---|---|
| NBS Code: | LBC04102 |
| Service Code: | 2012201 |
Specimen Requirements
| Preferred: |
| Red Top |
Processing Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Volume: 6 mL
Collection, storage/ transport Instructions:
Collect blood in pre-warmed tube and keep at 37°C. To call BTS at 6772 2305 to arrange for 37°C transport container collection. Once sample is taken, to keep in 37°C transport container before reaching the lab.
Send specimen to the laboratory immediately. Transport container cannot be sent via pneumatic tube, please arrange for samples to be sent to lab by hand once collected.
Specimen Stability
| Ambient | Not Applicable |
|---|---|
| At 37°C | Freshly drawn samples (preferred) |
| Refrigerate | Not Applicable |
| Frozen | Not Applicable |
Specimen Condition
| Gross Haemolysis | Reject |
|---|---|
| Icterus | OK |
| Lipaemia | OK |
| Others | Insufficient specimen, Kept in ice/refrigerated, NUH patients - sample not sent using the 37°C transport container - Reject |
Methodology
Haemagglutination
Days and Times Performed
Monday through Sunday
Routine, TAT 1 day
Reference Interval
Titre < 64
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Transfusion Services, 67722305
Useful For
To determine presence of cold agglutinin in conditions such as autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, mycoplasma infection and infectious mononucleosis
Update
Last updated 22/05/2026
LOINC Code Information
79158-2