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Hemoglobin

Test Code
LAB291


Alias/See Also
Hgb


CPT Codes
85018

Preferred Specimen
Lavender Top Tube (EDTA anticoagulated whole blood)


Minimum Volume
3 ml (1.0 ml minimum) EDTA (lavender) whole blood


Instructions
Invert tube twenty times to adequately mix anticoagulant.


Transport Container
1 ml (0.5 ml minimum) EDTA (lavender) whole blood


Transport Temperature
room temp


Specimen Stability
8 hours room temp, 24 hours refrigerated


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen or clotted samples.


Methodology
Absorption Spectrophotometry

Setup Schedule
Mon-Sun


Reference Range
Male: 13.8-17.2; Female: 12-16. (g/dL)


Performing Laboratory
Piedmont Athens Regional



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