ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTE COUNT
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  ALYM

MGH LIS Test No

  3234

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  ALYM

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Lavender Top  

Volume

  3ml or 5ml

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Specimen cannot be over 24 hrs old.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Flow cytometry

Clinical Utilities
Determining the number of lymphocytes/ul rather than a percent of the total count.

CPT Codes
85048

Reference Range
overall ranges (unselected for age)
      1.00 - 4.80 x thou/ul

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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