Hemoglobin, Plasma

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Green Top Tube

Container Whole Blood Required

3 ml whole blood in a Green Top

Summary Test Name

Hemoglobin, Plasma

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Refrigerate until courier pickup

Specimen Stability

24 hours after separation from cells refrigerated

Minimum Volume

3 ml whole blood in a Green Top

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Refrigerate until analysis

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

2 hours

Reference Value

Male/Female and all ages the same: 0-22 mg/dL

Additional Test Information

Separate Plasma from cells within 8 hours