Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis with Interpretation

Synonyms

  • HEMOGLOBIN ELECTROPHORESIS
  • HGB E
  • HGB Elec
  • LAB2900

Cerner Name

HGB ELECT w Intrp and Reflex

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

3 mL of EDTA whole blood(1.5 mL min)

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen: 3 mL of EDTA whole blood(1.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Stability: 7 Days Refrigerated.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated.

Methodology

Capillary Electrophoresis
Includes identification and quantitation of hemoglobin A, hemoglobin F, hemoglobin  A2, and variants and Pathologist interpretation

Days Performed

Sunday - Friday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

83020

PDM

5604000

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
HEMOGLOBIN A% HGBAPCT HEMOGLOBIN A PCT Hemoglobin A
HEMOGLOBIN A2% HGBA2PCT HEMOGLOBIN A2 PCT Hemoglobin A2
HEMOGLOBIN F% HGBFPCT HEMOGLOBIN F PCT Hemoglobin F
HEMOGLOBIN S% HGBSPCT HEMOGLOBIN S PCT Hemoglobin S
HEMOGLOBIN C% HGBCPCT HEMOGLOBIN C PCT Hemoglobin C
HEMOGLOBIN D HGBD HEMOGLOBIN D Hemoglobin D
HEMOGLOBIN E HGBE HEMOGLOBIN E Hemoglobin E
HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT 1% HGBVAR1PCT HEMOGLOBIN VAR 1PCT Hemoglobin Variant 1
HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT 2% HGBVAR2PCT HEMOGLOBIN VAR 2PCT Hemoglobin Variant 2
SOLUBILITY SOLUBILITY SOLUBILITY Solubility
HE COMMENT HECOMM HE COMMENT HE Comment

Result Interpretation

Hemoglobin A: 95.8 – 98.0 %
Hemoglobin A2: 2.0 – 3.2 % 6 Months – Adult
Hemoglobin F: 0.0 – 1.0 % 2 Years – Adult

Forms
LAB2900 build edit