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Test Code FLDC Cell Count, Body Fluid

Important Note

Indicate specimen source on container.

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       
General Hospital Laboratory 304-388-6244
Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory 304-388-2385
Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory 304-757-1770
Plateau Medical Center Laboratory 304-469-8621
Greenbrier Valley Laboratory  304-647-6060

Test Profile

White Blood Cell Count          Color                       
Red Blood Cell Count Clarity
White Blood Cell Differential             

Specimen Requirements

Body Fluid (Pleural, Peritoneal, Pericardial)- EDTA Lavender Top, Sodium Heparin Green Top Tube or Sterile Specimen Cup

5 mL (minimum 1 mL)

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Clotted specimen
  • Contaiminated

Storage and Stability

Room Temperature 18-24o C 8 hours
Refrigerate 2-8o C 24 hours
Frozen Unacceptable

All fluids should be kept at 2-8o C for 3 days due to difficulty obtaining specimens.

Reference Values

All fluids are normally clear or pale yellow.

Lymphocytes are the most predominant cell in normal body fluid.

Methodology

Instrument or Manual depending on the number of cells present

 

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

AM Collection Expected by 9AM same day
Routine Expected within 24 hrs
Stat Expected within 1 hr
Timed Expected results are test dependant

CPT Coding

89051