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HEMOGLOBIN S POST TRANSFUSION ASSESSMENT |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2420 Geisinger Epic ID: 56534 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Whole blood | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
5 mL EDTA whole blood, minimum 1 mL | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 72 hours. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen: Unacceptable. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limit exceeded. Hemolysis. Clotted specimen. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
83020 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Hemoglobinopathy Screen, and confirmation by HPLC | |
Methodology: |
Electronic Sizing and Counting/Cytometry – Capillary Electrophoresis followed by, if necessary, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Solubility |
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Synonyms: |
HGBSPT, Quest code 135251
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Clinical significance: |
This profile is to be used for monitoring the effects of transfusion/exchange transfusion and hemoglobin F levels post hydroxyurea treatment in patients with known sickle cell anemia or sickle cell disease. The report will include the percentage of Hemoglobin S (HbS), and Hemoglobin C (HbC), if the patient is SC. Please provide the patient's phenotype when requesting this test code. Testing will include Hemoglobinopathy Screen and confirmation by HPLC. No pathologist or technical interpretation will accompany the report. | |