ABNORMAL BLOOD SMEAR-SMEAR TO PATHOLOGIST
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  SMP

MGH LIS Test No

  405

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1-3 days

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  SMP

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Lavender Top, or 2 smears unstained.  

Volume

  3ml or 5ml

Temperature

  Ambient

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Send results of CBC with blood smears.  Whole blood specimen cannot be over 
24 hrs old.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Microscopic examination.

Clinical Utilities
Any parameter(s) of a blood count or CBC &/or red cell or white cell morphology which a tech or doctor would like a pathologist to review.

CPT Codes
85007

Reference Range

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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