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Specimen Type
Blood
Container
Mint green top with gel separator
Preferred Volume
4 mL
Availability
Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Turnaround Time
24 – 72 hrs
STAT Availability
Not Available
Test Usage
Useful as an aid in confirmation of intravascular hemolysis.
Test Methodology
Immunoturbidimetry
CPT Code
83010
Test Includes
quantitative determination of haptoglobin in plasma
Reference Range
>6 months: 51 – 192
mg/dL
0 – 6 months: 5 – 48 mg/dL
Critical Results
None
Test Limitations
Haptoglobin is an acute-phase reactant and increases with inflammation or tissue necrosis.
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Fee Code
43054