NEW TEST
Bivalirudin Level Anti-IIa
Order Code: BIVAL
Fee Code: BA019 (CPT 85130)
The MLabs Coagulation Laboratory will offer Bivalirudin Anti-IIa testing effective July 23, 2024. This test is used for monitoring Bivalirudin therapy.
Collection Instructions: Collect specimen in a blue top (citrate 3.2%) tube. Mix by inversion. Specimen should arrive at lab within 4 hours of collection; transport at room temperature. Alternatively, centrifuge, aliquot plasma into a plastic vial, and freeze the specimen within 4 hours of collection. Transport frozen specimen on dry ice. Collection of the blood through lines that have been previously flushed with heparin should be avoided. If the blood must be drawn through a VAD (vascular access device), the line should be flushed with 5 mL of saline and the first 5 mL of blood or six dead space volumes of the VAD discarded.