3600 Cerebrospinal Fluid Panel

Specimen:

Collect:

CSF

Submit:

Four 1 mL CSF in Sterile Tube. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling:

Unless otherwise stated: 1st tube for chemistry/immunology, 2nd tube for culture and gram stain, 3rd tube for cell count and diff, 4th tube for cytology and other testing.

Rejection Criteria:

Deliver to the Laboratory within 2 hours of collection.

Stability:

Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Colorimetric; Cytochemical; Kinetic; Laser; Microscopy; Visual

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82945 - Glucose, Body Fluid, Other Than Blood	84157 - Protein, Other Source
85041 - RBC	85048 - WBC
89051 - Cell Count And Diff

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

3605 - COLOR	3606 - CLARITY
3616 - WBC'S	3617 - RBC'S
3621 - MONONUCLEAR	3622 - PMN'S
2047 - PROTEIN, CSF	2048 - GLUCOSE, CSF