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Lavender EDTA Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Lavender EDTA Tube
Minimum Volume: 1 mL EDTA Whole Blood
Specimen Stability
It is recommended that smears should be prepared within 24 hours of collection
Refrigerate:2 weeks
Reference Range
<0.1%
Methodology
Manual
CPT
85460
Test Alias
Kleihauer Betke, Blood (for Fetal Hemoglobin in Mothers Blood)