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HelpTest Code 05F Fetal Cell Screening Test
Additional Codes
ALAB: FETALSC
PowerChart: Fetal Screen
Test Method
Antigen and Antibody Reaction; FetalCell Screening Tes (FetalScreen); Gamma Biologicals
Specimen Requirement
Whole blood specimen is required.
Additional Specimen Collection Information
Collect blood in EDTA purple-top or lithium heparin green-top from the infant's mother. Plasma gel tubes are NOT acceptable.
Performance
Testing is performed Monday through Sunday.
Routine orders: Typically completed within 4 hours after the specimen arrives at the testing site.
Expedite orders: Typically completed within 1 hour after the specimen arrives at the testing site.
STAT orders: Typically completed within 40 minutes after the specimen arrives at the testing site.
This test is performed routinely as part of the Rh(D) Immune Globulin Work-up.
Reference Values
Negative
Positive fetal cell screens are automatically quantitated with a fetal hemoglobin stain. See Fetal Hemoglogin (Kleihauer-Betke Test).
CPT Code Information
85460 Coagulopathy Testing: Hemoglobin or RBCs, fetal, for fetomaternal hemorrhage; differential lysis (Kleihauer-Betke)
Useful For
Determining whether a significant fetomaternal hemorrhage has occurred.
LOINC Code Information
1034-8