Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Platelet Count

Synonyms

  • LAB301
  • PLATELET COUNT
  • PLT

Cerner Name

Platelet Count

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

3 mL of EDTA whole blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen:  3 mL of EDTA whole blood
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Stability: 24 hours Room Temperature
                48 Hours Refrigerated
Collection Instructions:  Tube must be more than half full for proper anticoagulant ratio. For pediatrics, draw blood in a MICROTAINER®. Do not draw a small volume into a standard VACUTAINER®.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

24 hours Room Temperature
                48 Hours Refrigerated

Methodology

SysmexTM XN9100

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

85049

PDM

5500050

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
PLATELET COUNT PLT PLATELETS AUTO Platelet Count
IMMATURE PLATELET FRACTION % IPFPERCENT IPF PERCENT Immature Platelet Fraction %
IMMATURE PLATELET FRACTION # IPFHASHTAG IPF ABS Immature Platelet Fraction #

Result Interpretation

See Report

Forms
LAB301 build edit