Hemoglobin A1c
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube: Lavender top (EDTA)
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Send specimen in original tube.
Stability
7 days Refrigerated
Reference Range
4.0-5.6 %
New test method effective 1-30-24. Establishment of new HA1c baseline is recommended.
The following A1c interpretive data reflect the 2017 American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines and will be reported with each A1c result:
Normal: <5.7%
Prediabetes: 5.7 - 6.4%
Diagnostic for diabetes (if confirmed): ≥6.5%
Instrumentation
Sebia Capillarys 3 OCTA
Methodology
Capillary electrophoresis
Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority
Monday – Friday / Not available STAT
CPT (s)
83036