Lymphocyte Crossmatch
| Profile or Test Panel | Initial Evaluation of Recipient for Deceased Donor Transplant Initial Evaluation of Recipient for Living Donor Transplant Final Crossmatch for Deceased Donor Transplant Final Crossmatch for Living Donor Transplant Post Transplant Testing |
| Indications | Solid Organ Transplant |
| Method | Flow Cytometry technique |
| Test Information | Patient serum is crossmatched against donor lymphocytes to detect antibodies against the donor, and against the patient’s own lymphcytes to detect autoantibodies. |
| Sample Requirements | Anticoagulated Blood ACD (yellow top, solution A or B) and Serum |
| Requested Volume | Recipient: Three 10 ml ACD (yellow top) tubes and Two 10 ml clot (red top) tubes Living Donor: Three 10 ml ACD (yellow top) and One 10 ml clot tube (red top) for Final XM |
| Shipping Information | Send sample at ambient temperature and should be received by the lab within 72 hours.
Send samples to: For additional information please see Ordering Information |
| Requisition Form | RFT- Immunogenetics/HLA and Platelet Immunology Labs |
| Transaction Code | 3088-00 |
| CPT Codes | 86825 x2 |
| Test Schedule | As needed |
| Turn around Time (analytic time) | Renal Living Donor: 3 business days (unless waiting for ABO compatibility results or multiple living donors) NKR- institutional timeline for testing Cardiothoracic Transplants: 24 hours Liver: 24 hours – 5 business days based on institution preference |
| Report/ Results | Faxed or emailed based on institution preference |