Ordering Recommendation

Recommended panel for the initial workup of suspected von Willebrand disease.

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 3 mL platelet-poor plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 1 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: 4 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 3 months

Methodology

Electromagnetic Mechanical Clot Detection / Microlatex Particle-Mediated Immunoassay / Quantitative Immunoturbidimetry

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

Modified FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

85240; 85246; 85397

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0030095 Factor VIII, Activity 3209-4
0030285 von Willebrand Factor, Antigen 27816-8
3019857 von Willebrand Factor, Activity (GPIbM) 107372-5
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Aliases

  • F8 Activity
  • Factor VIII Studies
  • Factor VIII activity
  • von Willebrand Factor Panel
  • von Willebrand Factor, Activity
  • von Willebrand Factor, Antgien
  • vWF Ag
  • vWF Panel
  • GPIbM
von Willebrand Factor Panel