HLA antigens may be correlated with certain disease states or other clinical conditions. Also used for screening of transplant candidates and potential donors, transfusion of specifically compatible blood products, among others.

Lavender (EDTA), 10mL

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10, times to prevent clotting

Lavender (EDTA) tube, 10mL

Indicate which antigen(s) is of interest

Molecular Medicare billing request

Hospital clients submitting a request for this assay on an outpatient with Medicare should complete and submit a Molecular Medicare billing request form to notify us of the need for Allina Health Laboratory to bill insurance.

Ambient (preferred)

Frozen - NO

Protect from extreme heat or cold

• Hemolyzed specimen
• Clotted specimen
• Wrong specimen container

Sequence-based typing (SBT), sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes (SSOP), and/or sequence-specific primers (SSP) as needed to obtain the required resolution.

An interpretive report will be provided

Medical necessity

Hospital clients submitting a request for this assay on an outpatient with Medicare should complete and submit a Molecular Medicare billing request form to notify us of the need for Allina Health Laboratory to bill insurance.

Molecular Medicare billing request