Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Whole blood in a Lavender top tube [EDTA].

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Do not centrifuge.
Preferred volume: 4 mL whole blood

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 1 mL whole blood

Unacceptable Conditions

Clotted specimens will be rejected.

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Refrigerated. Send whole blood Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on ice packs.

Stability

Stability after cell separation:
8 hours at room temperature
1 week refrigerated at 2-8C

Notes

Lavender top tube is the only acceptable sample type.

Performed

Tue and Thur

Methodology

Immunoturbidiometric

Reported

4 hours from set up

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

Hemoglobin;HBA1C;Hemoglobin A1C

Reference Interval

Human Male: <6.0
Human Female: <6.0

CPT Code

83036