FLUID CELL COUNT (DIFFERENTIAL, RBC, AND WBC)
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  FLCT

MGH LIS Test No

  311

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  FLCT

Specimen Info

Type

  Fluid  

Volume

  1.0 mL

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Sterile plastic CSF container; green top (sodium heparin) vacutainer for other 
fluid types.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Hemacytometer counting chamber and Wright stained smear.

Clinical Utilities
Gross examination, RBC, WBC, and differential on CSF, Pleural, Peritoneal, Synovial, Ascitic, abdominal or other type fluid.

CPT Codes
89051

Reference Range

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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