Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Unfractionated Heparin, Anti-Xa Build info

Synonyms

  • HEPARIN ASSAY, UNFRACTIONATED, ANTI-XA
  • UFH
  • Anti Xa
  • LAB10459

Short Name

HEPARIN ASSAY, UNFRACTIONATED, ANTI-XA

Procedure Master Number

LAB10459

Procedure ID

111422

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen must arrive immediately after draw within 4  Hours
 
Container/Tube:  Light blue-top (3.2% sodium citrate) tube 
Specimen:  Full tube or 1mL Platelet poor plasma  
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated-entire tube Frozen Platelet poor plasma
Collection Instructions:  1. If no other tube is drawn, draw a discard tube.
2. Fill tube completely.
3. Mix by gently inverting several times.
4. Centrifuge twice ( double-centrifuged specimens are critical for accurate results as platelet contamination may cause spurious results.)
Note:  Patient must be on unfractionated heparin.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Chromogenic-IL ACL TOP

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

85520

PDM

 5608150

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
HEPARIN ASSAY, UNFRACTIONATED, ANTI-XA ANTIXA ANTI XA