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Test ID: MET
Methemoglobin and Sulfhemoglobin, Blood

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

81032

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Diagnosing methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia

 

Identifying cyanosis due to other causes, such as congenital heart disease

Profile Information A profile is a group of laboratory tests that are ordered and performed together under a single Mayo Test ID. Profile information lists the test performed, inclusive of the test fee, when a profile is ordered and includes reporting names and individual availability.

Test IDSecondary IDReporting NameAvailable SeparatelyAlways Performed
METH80200Methemoglobin, BNoYes
SULF8272Sulfhemoglobin, BNoYes

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Spectrophotometry (SP)

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Methemoglobin and Sulfhemoglobin, B