Hematocrit, Body Fluid

Test ID LAB202
EPIC Order HEMATOCRIT, BODY FLUID
CPT Code(s) 85014
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station 30 Routine: 888 STAT
Specimen Routine: 0.40 mL in Fluid container: 1.0 mL minimum volume
micro: 0.25 mL
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
STAT: YES
Stability
Room Temperature 6 hrs
Refrigerate 24 hrs
Frozen NO
Turnaround Time STAT 1 hr, Routine 2 hrs
Reference Range Normal: Not specified
Comment
  • Use Lavender EDTA Tube Anticoagulant to prevent clotting
  • Specify Fluid Type
  • Deliver immediately in screw top tube - SYRINGE OR BAG: NOT ACCEPTABLE

Reviewed by J. Carr on February 03, 2026

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