Ordering Recommendation

May be useful for the evaluation of rare disorders such as primary fibrinolysis. For evaluating coagulopathies (eg, disseminated intravascular coagulation), D-Dimer (0030057) is the preferred test.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Lt. blue (sodium citrate). Refer to Specimen Handling at aruplab.com for hemostasis/thrombosis specimen handling guidelines.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL platelet-poor plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Unacceptable Conditions

Serum. EDTA plasma, clotted or hemolyzed specimens.

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 3 months

Methodology

Latex Agglutination

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-2 days

Reference Interval

<5 ug/mL

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

85362

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2006492 Fibrin Degradation Products, Plasma 30226-5
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Aliases

  • FDP
  • FDP/fdp (Fibrin/Fibrinogen Degradation Split Products)
  • FSP
Fibrin/Fibrinogen Degradation Split Products, Plasma