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Health Lab Test Code Build Information
Test Name:	HEMOGLOBINOPATHY EVALUATION WITH HEMOGRAM - INACTIVE
Test Code:	2198970
Alias:	35489 Hemoglobin Electrophoresis HGB Variants LAB288 Thalassemia Screen
CPT Code(s):	85014 85018 85041 83020
Test Includes:	Hemoglobin A, Hemoglobin F, Hemoglobin A2 (Quant), Hemoglobin S, Hemoglobin C, Hemoglobin E, and any hemoglobin variants Red Blood Cell Count, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, MCV, MCH, RDW
Preferred Specimen:	1 full (5mL) EDTA lavender-top tube
Container:	EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume:	1 mL
Collection Instructions:	Patient age and ethnicity are necessary for proper interpretation. Blood transfusions within the last 4 months may affect results.
Transport Temperature:	Refrigerated
Stability:	Room Temperature: 72 hours Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: Unacceptable
Rejection Criteria:	Hemolysis • Clotted
Method:	Electronic Sizing and Counting/Cytometry • Capillary Electrophoresis followed by, if necessary, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Performing Lab:	Quest Diagnostics, Wood Dale; #35489
Clinical Significance:	Hemoglobinopathy Evaluation - The detection and proper identification of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias is an important aspect of the evaluation of patients with anemia, microcytosis and erythrocytosis

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