CBC Differential (Complete Blood Count) (CBC)
Specimen | Whole Blood |
Container Type | Lavender Top Tube |
Stability | Refrigerated: 5 days for HGB; 3 days for WBC, RBC, HCT, MCH, MCHC, MCV, RDW, PLT; 2 days for Differential
Room Temperature: 5 days for HGB; 3 days for WBC, RBC, MCH, MCHC, RDW, PLT; 2 days for HCT, MCV, Differential |
Report Available | 1 day |
Methodology | Fluorescent Flow Cytometry: WBC Differential and IG, Platelet
Direct Current Sheath Flow: Platelet, RBC, HCT Cyanide-free Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Hemoglobin: HGB |
Reference Range | See patient report |
Transport Temp | Refrigerate 2°-8°C |
Instructions | Avoid hemolysis or clotted specimen. Specimen must be received in the laboratory within 48 hours of collection. Do not freeze. |
Analytes | WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, PLT, Automated Differential (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils, Immature Granulocytes) |
Calculations | HGBx3 |
CPT Code | 85025 |