HEMOGLOBIN, TOTAL, VENOUS
	Test Performed At:
		St. Louis Children’s Hospital
	Specimen Required:
		Draw blood in a heparinized blood gas syringe, and send minimum 0.3 mL of heparinized whole blood. Place syringe in wet ice and forward promptly to St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
	Laboratory Notes:
		None
	Reference Values:
		Males
			0-1 week:	14.5-22.5 g/dL
			1 week-1 month:	10.0-18.0 g/dL
			1-6 months:	9.0-14.0 g/dL
			6 months-2 years:	10.5-13.5 g/dL
			2-6 years:	11.5-13.5 g/dL
			6-12 years:	11.5-15.5 g/dL
			>12 years:	13.8-17.2 g/dL
		Females
			0-1 week:	14.5-22.5 g/dL
			1 week-1 month:	10.0-18.0 g/dL
			1-6 months:	9.0-14.0 g/dL
			6 months-2 years:	10.5-13.5 g/dL
			2-6 years:	11.5-13.5 g/dL
			6-12 years:	11.5-15.5 g/dL
			>12 years:	12.1-15.1 g/dL
	Day(s) Test Set Up:
		Monday - Sunday
	Cut-Off Time:
	Turn Around Time:
		Same day
	CPT Code:
		85018
	Care Manager Order Name:
		Hemoglobin, Total, Venous ONCE RTN
	KIDDOS Order Name:
		Hemoglobin Total Venous
	Cerner Order Name:
		Hgb Totl Ven

Last updated 01/08