Fibrin Degradation Products Screen (FDP)/Fibrin Split Products

Light Blue Top Tube

Tube Type

Test ID LAB761
EPIC Order FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRIN SPLIT PRODUCTS
CPT Code(s) 85362
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Special Coagulation
Tube Station 30
Specimen

Routine:

Pediatric:

2.7 mL blood/light blue sodium citrate tube; See Comments

1.8 mL blood/Pediatric Light Blue Top Tube
Stability
Unspun - 4 hrs
Room Temp - 4 hrs
Refrigerated - NO
Frozen - 6 months (plasma only)
Availability Routine: Weekly; See Important Comments
Turnaround Time 1 week
Internal Reference Testing & Outreach Handling Specimens
 Platelet-poor plasma (double spun). Aliquot and freeze within 4 hours. 
Reference Range Plasma: <5 µg/mL
Comments

Deliver Immediately. Draw tube must be allowed to fill completely. Short draws will be rejected.

For most coagulopathies the D-dimer should be used rather than the FDP. Please contact (984)974-8326 for questions concerning the laboratory tests.

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 13, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514