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Epic Code LAB1230105 Manual Differential CSF

Important Note

  • Do not send specimen through pneumatic tube system.
  • Specimen must be received in lab within one hour of collection.
  • Manual differenical CSF cannot be ordered alone. It must be ordered with a cell count CSF.

Test Name Alias

Manual Diff CSF K Board | Cell Ct w Diff fluid

Interface Order Alias

1230105

Ordering Instructions

Manual differenical CSF cannot be ordered alone. It must be ordered with a cell count CSF.

Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF)

 

Container(s): 1 or more sterile plastic tubes

Preferred Volume to Collect: 5.0 mL

Minimum Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL

Neonate Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Label container with patient information, specimen source, and date of collection.
  • Specimen must be received within one hour of collection.
  • Hand deliver to laboratory, do not send through pneumatic tube system.

 

Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)

  • Specimen: CSF
  • Centrifuge/Spin: No
  • Aliquot: No
  • Do not send through pneumatic tube system
  • Lab Testing is performed using the following tube order regardless of label:
    • 1) Chemistry, 2) Microbiology, 3) Hematology, 4) Extra
  • Transport Temperature: Room Temperature

Lab Staff Instructions

Lab Central Staff: All CSF specimens to Hematology first.

Rejection Criteria

  • Frozen

Test Frequency

Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Reference Range

The data is summarized / compiled from published literature

All cell types seen should be lymphocytes or monocytes/macrophages.

Performing Department

Hematology

Performing Department Laboratory Location

Corewell Health Reference Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI


Corewell Health Big Rapids Laboratory (BR), Big Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Blodgett Laboratory (BL), Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Gerber Laboratory (GM), Fremont, MI

Corewell Health Ludington Laboratory (LH), Ludington, MI

Corewell Health Pennock Laboratory (PH), Hastings, MI
Corewell Health Reed City Laboratory (RC), Reed City, MI
Corewell Health Greenville Laboratory, Greenville, MI
Corewell Health Zeeland Community Laboratory (ZH), Zeeland, MI

Methodology

Microscopy - cytospin prep

CPT

89051

CDM Code

3008905101

Epic Test ID

1230101709

LOINC

Not available

Reviewed Date

3/17/2023