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Hemoglobin

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable:
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit

  • 4 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood in Lavender (EDTA). Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable:
  • 6 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood in Pink Top (EDTA). Submit Refrigerated.

Rejection Criteria

  • Clotted Specimen
  • Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
  • Samples collected in Sodium Citrate tubes.

Stability

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Photometric

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 85018

Interpretive Data

General Reference Range : 12.0-18.0 g/dl
Male Reference Ranges
  • 0 - 3 day(s) : 12.2-18.4 g/dl
  • 3 day(s) - 1 week(s) : 13.0-21.0 g/dl
  • 1 - 2 week(s) : 12.5-20.5 g/dl
  • 2 - 4 week(s) : 10.6-15.4 g/dl
  • 4 week(s) - 3 month(s) : 9.0-14.4 g/dl
  • 3 - 6 month(s) : 9.5-14.1 g/dl
  • 6 - 9 month(s) : 9.5-14.1 g/dl
  • 9 month(s) - 1 year(s) : 9.5-14.1 g/dl
  • 1 - 3 year(s) : 10.2-14.8 g/dl
  • 3 - 5 year(s) : 10.3-14.9 g/dl
  • 5 - 10 year(s) : 10.6-15.2 g/dl
  • 10 - 15 year(s) : 11.1-15.7 g/dl
  • 15 - 150 year(s) : 13.5-18.0 g/dl

Female Reference Ranges
  • 0 - 3 day(s) : 12.2-18.4 g/dl
  • 3 day(s) - 1 week(s) : 13.0-21.0 g/dl
  • 1 - 2 week(s) : 12.5-20.5 g/dl
  • 2 - 4 week(s) : 10.6-15.4 g/dl
  • 4 week(s) - 3 month(s) : 9.0-14.4 g/dl
  • 3 - 6 month(s) : 9.5-14.1 g/dl
  • 6 - 9 month(s) : 9.5-14.1 g/dl
  • 9 month(s) - 1 year(s) : 9.5-14.1 g/dl
  • 1 - 3 year(s) : 10.2-14.8 g/dl
  • 3 - 5 year(s) : 10.3-14.9 g/dl
  • 5 - 10 year(s) : 10.6-15.2 g/dl
  • 10 - 15 year(s) : 11.1-15.7 g/dl
  • 15 - 150 year(s) : 12.0-16.0 g/dl

Components

  • 3020 - HEMOGLOBIN
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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