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Order Code LABHGBH Hemoglobin (POCT) - CV Lab Use Only

Useful For

Measuring hemoglobin levels in perpheral blood.  Hemoglobin is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Container/Collection Tube: Dark Green Tube(no gel - sodium heparin) or Heparin Syringe

Preferred: Dark green-top (lithium heparin) tube or Heparin Syringe, NOT on ice

Acceptable: Dark green-top (lithium heparin) tube or Heparin Syringe, on ice

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Minumim (Pedatric) Volume: 200 uL

 

Specimen Stability

 Maximum Stability: 30 minutes

 

Reference Values

Gender abbreviations (M=Male, F=Female, U=Unknown, Unspecified, X=Neither Male nor Female)

 

Platelets:

All ages, all genders         150 - 450 x 103/uL

 

RBC:
 

Age/
Gender		 RBC # x 106/uL Hgb g/dL HCT % MCV fL MCH pg MCHC g/dL RDW-CV %
0-6 days
M,F,U,X		 4.00-6.60 14.5-22.5 45-67 95-121 31-37 29-37 13.0-180
7-13 days
M,F,U,X		 3.90-6.30 13.5-19.5 42-66 88-126 28-40 28-38 13.0-18.0
14 days - 1 mo
M,F,U,X		 3.60-6.20 12.5-20.5 39-63 86-124 28-40 28-38 13.0-18.0
1-2 mo
M,F,U,X		 3.00-5.40 10.0-18.0 31-55 85-123 28-40 29-37 11.5-16.0
2-3 mo
M,F,U,X		 2.70-4.90 9.0-14.0 28-42 77-115 26-34 29-37 11.5-16.0
3-6 mo
M,F,U,X		 3.10-4.50 9.5-13.5 29-41 74-108 25-35 30-36 11.5-16.0
6 mo - 2 years
M,F,U,X		 3.70-5.30 10.5-13.5 33-49 70-86 23-31 30-36 11.5-16.0
2-6 years
M,F,U,X		 3.90-5.30 11.5-15.5 34-40 75-87 24-30 32-36 11.5-15.0
6-12 years
M,F,U,X		 4.00-5.20 13.0-16.0 35-45 77-95 25-33 32-36 11.5-15.0
12-18 years
M		 4.50-5.30 12.0-15.5 36-51 79-98 25-35 32-36 11.5-14.0
12-18 years
F		 4.10-5.10 12.0-16.0 33-51 78-102 25-35 32-36 11.5-14.0
12-18 years
U,X		 4.10-5.30 12.0-16.0 33-51 78-102 25-35 32-36 11.5-14.0
≥ 18 years
M		 4.32-6.00 13.5-18.0 38.8-52 80-100 27-34 31.5-35.2 11.5-15.5
≥ 18 years
F		 3.80-5.20 12.0-15.5 35.0-47 80-100 27-34 31.5-35.2 11.5-15.5
≥ 18 years
U,X		 3.80-6.00 12.0-18.0 35.0-52 80-100 27-34 31.5-35.2 11.5-15.5

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Ridgeview Medical Center CV Lab

 

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85018