Test ID: HAPT
CPT code: 83010
LOINC: 4542-7
Specimen Type: SST
Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; Tat 1-3 days
Instructions: 1.0mL serum from SST. Centrifuge as soon as clotted. Fasting specimen
preferred. Alt/ plasma from green top tube.
Text: Haptoglobin testing is used primarily to help detect and evaluate
hemolytic anemia and to distinguish it from anemia due to other causes; however, it cannot be used to diagnose the cause of the hemolysis.
Methodology: Nephelometry