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Published on April 03, 2025

Quantra QStat

Tube Type = Gold Top

Tube Type (both)

Red draw/discard

Blue send to Core lab

Test ID LAB10225
EPIC ORDER QUANTRA QSTAT
CPT Code(s) 85396
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station DO NOT TUBE-Samples must be walked to Core laboratory
Specimen Routine: 2.7ml blood/Lt Blue Sodium Citrate tube-Must be full; See Comments
Stability Room Temp: 2 hours
Availability Routine: 24/7
STAT: 24/7
Turnaround Time 1 hour
Reference Range Normal:
Analyte Age/Gender Reference Interval Reportable Ranges (Valid Ranges)
CS ≥18 years/All 14.0-35.4 hPa 2-65 hPa
CSL ≥18 years/All 92-100% 10-100%
CT ≥18 years/All 121-175 sec 60-480 sec
FCS ≥18 years/All 0.9-4.2 hPa 0.2-30 hPa
PCS ≥18 years/All 12.8-32.3 hPa 2-50 hPa
Comments
  • Draw with a 20-22 gauge needle
  • Do NOT refrigerate
  • Do NOT freeze
  • Do NOT centrifuge
  • Draw and discard a red top tube before collecting the 3.2% sodium citrate, 2.7 mL light blue top.
  • Do NOT send in pneumatic tube station, samples must be walked to lab. Samples sent through tube station will be cancelled.
  • Do NOT collect with a collection device coated with an anti-coagulant.
  • Do NOT collect from a heparinized line or lock.
  • Note: The Quantra QSTAT System is indicated for the evaluation of blood coagulation in perioperative patients aged 18 years and older to assess possible hypocoagulable and hypercoagulable conditions in trauma and liver transplantation procedures before, during, and following the procedure. Results obtained with the Quantra QSTAT System should not be the sole basis for patient diagnosis.
  • QStat_Clinical Presentation for Didactic Provider Training

Reviewed by J.Carr on April 18, 2025

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