Alert

Platelet Count

Tube Type

Test ID LAB301
EPIC Order PLATELET COUNT
CPT Code(s) 85049
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station 30 Routine: 888 STAT
Specimen Routine: Blood/Lavender EDTA Tube: 1.0 mL minimum blood
Micro: 0.25 mL blood/lavender EDTA microtainer device
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
STAT: YES
Stability


 Unspun Whole Blood,
Room Temperature:
24 hours
Unspun Whole Blood,
Refrigerated:
24 hours
Frozen:
NO
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hrs.
  STAT: 30 mins
Reference Range Normal: See Table
Critical: <10 x 109/L or >999 x 109/L

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 25, 2025

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