• Diagnosis of alpha-thalassemia
• Prenatal diagnosis of deletional alpha-thalassemia 
• Carrier screening for individuals from high-risk populations for alpha-thalassemia

This test is not useful for diagnosis or confirmation of beta-thalassemia or hemoglobinopathies.

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Yellow ACD (A or B)

Yellow ACD (A or B)

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) - 96 hours

Refrigerated - 96 hours

Prenatal specimens can be sent Mo - Th and must be received by 5 p.m. CST on Friday in order to be processed appropriately.

This test is a direct variant analysis assay. Deletions and duplications within the alpha-globin locus are identified by a multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay.

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