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).

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: 1 month at -20°C, 1 year at -70°C.

Methodology

Latex Agglutination

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-2 days

Reference Interval

<5 µg/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