HEMOGLOBIN, plasma (087-0382)
CPT 4 Code: 83051
Test Order Mnemonic: HGB PLASMA
Lab: Clinical Chemistry
Request Form: Special Chemistry
Form 2
Collection: Routine venipuncture
Storage Instructions: Centrifuge the specimen,
remove plasma from the cells and store at 2-8° C if the specimen is not delivered to the
lab within 4 hours after collection.
Causes for Rejection: Hemolysis
Availability: Samples are received
24 hours per day at Sample Management, 5.136 McCullough.
Turnaround Time Routine: 24 hours, STAT: 1
hour
Specimen: Blood
Volume: 7 mL blood
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL plasma
Container: Preferred:
Green-topped (lithium heparin) tube; Acceptable: red-topped tube, but the serum
results may be elevated by the clotting process
Reference Ranges: <5 mg/dL
Reviewed/revised April 2007 by P. Harris
