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HelpTest Code A1C Hemoglobin A1C
Performing Laboratory
| Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-2385 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Greenbrier Valley Laboratory | 304-647-6060 |
Specimen Requirements
Whole Blood- EDTA purple top
3 mL whole blood minimum (1 mL)
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
Storage and Stability
| Room temperature 20-25oC | 8 hrs |
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 7 days |
| Frozen <-20oC | 1 month |
Reference Values
| Non-Diabetic | <5.7 % |
| Pre-Diabetic | 5.7-6.4% |
| Diabetic | > 6.5% |
Estimated Average Glucose: 77-114 mg/dL
Methodology
| Turbidimetric Immunoinhibition | Women and Children's, Teays |
| End Point | Greenbrier |
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
83036