Test ID: ZH385
CPT code: 85660
LOINC:
Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood
Frequency: 2-3 days
Instructions: 1.0 ml Whole Blood, Lav REF, minimum 0.1 ml
Text: Qualitative determination of presence of hemoglobin S; detect sickling hemoglobins; evaluate hemolytic anemia, undiagnosed hereditary anemia with morphologic (sickle-like) abnormalities on peripheral blood smear
Methodology: Sodium hydrosulfite reduction