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
- Calculation
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 85014
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : 35-50 %
Male Reference Ranges
Female Reference Ranges
Male Reference Ranges
- 0 - 3 day(s) : 34-56 %
- 3 day(s) - 1 week(s) : 35-51 %
- 1 - 2 week(s) : 33-49 %
- 2 - 4 week(s) : 27-50 %
- 4 week(s) - 3 month(s) : 27-42 %
- 3 - 6 month(s) : 29-42 %
- 6 - 9 month(s) : 28-40 %
- 9 month(s) - 1 year(s) : 28-40 %
- 1 - 3 year(s) : 28-40 %
- 3 - 5 year(s) : 31-40 %
- 5 - 10 year(s) : 32-42 %
- 10 - 15 year(s) : 32-47 %
- 15 - 150 year(s) : 41-50 %
Female Reference Ranges
- 0 - 3 day(s) : 34-56 %
- 3 day(s) - 1 week(s) : 35-51 %
- 1 - 2 week(s) : 33-49 %
- 2 - 4 week(s) : 27-50 %
- 4 week(s) - 3 month(s) : 27-42 %
- 3 - 6 month(s) : 29-42 %
- 6 - 9 month(s) : 28-40 %
- 9 month(s) - 1 year(s) : 28-40 %
- 1 - 3 year(s) : 28-40 %
- 3 - 5 year(s) : 31-40 %
- 5 - 10 year(s) : 32-42 %
- 10 - 15 year(s) : 32-47 %
- 15 - 150 year(s) : 35-45 %
Components
- 3025 - HEMATOCRIT
Last Updated: January 22, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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