FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS (FDP)
Latex Agglutination
	Test Performed At:
		St. Louis Children’s Hospital
	Specimen Required:
		Call St. Louis Children’s Hospital at (314) 454-4161 to obtain an FDP tube. Draw blood in an FDP tube(s), and send 1.0-2.0 mL of clotted FDP blood. Forward promptly at ambient temperature only.
	Laboratory Notes:
		1.	Sample should sit 30 minutes or until clotted before the sample can be spun. Sample is spun in Coagulation Department.
		2.	Avoid Hemolysis.
	Reference Values:
		<10 mcg/mL
	Day(s) Test Set Up:
		Monday - Sunday
	Cut-Off Time:
	Turn Around Time:
		Same day
	CPT Code:
		85362
	Care Manager Order Name:
		Fibrin Degradation Products ONCE RTN
	Cerner Order Name:
		FDP SLC

Last Updated 01/08