HAPTOGLOBIN

Message
Collect a full tube, following standard venipuncture techniques.


Test Code
LAB89 HAPT


Alias/See Also
HAPT


CPT Codes
83010

Instructions
Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Specimens from patients receiving anticoagulant or thrombolytic therapy may take longer to complete their clotting processes. Fibrin clots may form in these sera and the clots could cause erroneous test results.Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection. Minimum Testing Volume: 0.25 mL Serum or Plasma Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: N/A Refrigerated : 1 weekFrozen: 2 weeks Causes for Rejection: Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, visually lipemic, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.


Clinical Significance
1230130050



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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