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HEMATOLOGY AUTOMATED DIFFERENTIAL SERIES - FH9
FH9
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Analyte/Procedure Challenges per Shipment Number of Shipments
Hematocrit 5 Three shipments per year
Hemoglobin 5
Immature granulocyte (IG) 5
Immature platelet fraction (IPF)/ reticulated platelet (RP) 5
MCV, MCH, MCHC 5
MPV 5
Nucleated red blood cell count (nRBC) 5
Platelet count 5
RDW 5
Red blood cell (RBC) count 5
White blood cell (WBC) count 5
WBC differential 5

For multiple instrument reporting options, see the Quality Cross Check program FH9Q.


Program Information

  • Five 2.0-mL whole blood specimens in vials with pierceable caps
  • Conventional and International System of Units (SI) reporting offered
  • For method compatibility, see instrument matrix

Shipping Schedule

  • Shipment A: January 20
  • Shipment B: April 27
  • Shipment C: September 14

Instrument FH and FHQ Series
  FH1 FH2 FH3 / FH3Q FH4 / FH4Q FH9 / FH9Q FH10 FH13 / FH13Q FH16 / FH3Q FH17
Abbott Cell-Dyn® 1200, 1400, 1600, 1700, 1800, EmeraldTM ✓                
Horiba ABX 9000+, 9018+, 9020+ ✓
Sysmex K-series, K-1000/KCP-1,
KX-21/21N,
pocH-100i, XP-series		 ✓
CDS/Medonic M-series ✓
Beckman Coulter® AcTTM, Diff/Diff 2 MD 2/8/10/16, ONYXTM, S880,
S-plus V, ST, STKR, T-series		 ✓
Drew Scientific DC-18, I-1800, DREW3, EXCELL 10/16/18 ✓
Horiba ABX Micros ✓
Mindray BC-2800, 3000/3200 series ✓
Siemens ADVIA® 360 ✓
Abbott Cell-Dyn 3000, 3500, 3700, 4000, Emerald 22/AL, RubyTM, SapphireTM ✓
Biosystems SA HA3/HA5 ✓
Drew Scientific EXCELL 22, 2280 ✓
HumaCount 5D ✓
Orphee Mythic 18, 22 AL, 22 OT, 60 ✓
Siemens ADVIA 560 ✓
Siemens ADVIA 120, 120 w/SP1, 2120 ✓

Abbott Alinity hq,Sysmex XE-2100,
XE-2100C, XE-2100D, XE-2100DC,
XE-2100D/L (Blood Center), XE-2100L, XE-5000, XN-series (includes RL App), XN-L series,
XR-series, XS-500i, XS-800i, XS-1000i, XS-1000i-AL,
XS-1000iC, XT-1800i, XT-2000i, XT-4000i, Zybio EXZ 6000 series

 ✓
Beckman Coulter AcT 5 diff (AL, CP, OV) ✓
DIRUI BF series ✓
Horiba ABX Pentra 60, 80, 120, Pentra DF Nexus ✓
Beckman Coulter LH 750, LH 755, LH 780, LH 785, UniCel DxH series (except DxH 500 series) ✓
Beckman Coulter DxH 500 series ✓
Horiba Yumizen H500/550, H1500/2500 ✓
Mindray BC-700,
BC-720, BC-760,
BC-780, BC-6000, BC-6000Plus,
BC-6100,
BC-6100Plus,
BC-6200,
BC-6200Plus,
BC-6600,
BC 6600Plus,
BC-6700, BC-6800, BC-6800Plus,
BC-7500 CRP		 ✓





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