Fetal Hemoglobin by Flow Cytometry

Tube Type

Test ID LAB5639
EPIC Order FETAL HEMOGLOBIN (FETAL MATERNAL BLEED), BY FLOW CYTOMETRY
CPT Code(s) 86356
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine: 3 mL blood/lavender EDTA tube
Availability Routine: Mon-Sat, 12:00. Samples received after 12:00 processed next working day.
STAT: Yes: See Comments
Comments
  • For STAT requests after 16:00 or on weekends or holidays, contact Transfusion Medicine Service (984-974-1780)
  • For Rhogam order, Transfusion Medicine will reflex test for Quantitative Fetal Hemoglobin if necessary

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 24, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514