91050 CD4 Panel - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91050 CD4 Panel

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

4 mL (Min:3 mL) Whole blood in 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin). Submit Ambient.

Also Acceptable
4 mL (Min:3 mL) Whole blood in 4 mL Lavender (EDTA). Submit Ambient.

Special Handling:

Critical Ambient

Rejection Criteria:

Clotted Specimen
Hemolyzed specimens
Samples submitted in pour off tubes.
Heparin sample preferred due to longer sample stability

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Flow Cytometry

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

88184 - Flow Cytometry; cell surface, cytoplasmic or nuc 1st marker

88185 - Flow Cytometry; cell surface, cytopl or nuc ea addl marker

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93329 - % CD4

93330 - ABS CD4