91058 Chromosome, Amniotic Fluid

Specimen:

Collect:

Amniotic Fluid

Submit:

30 mL (Min:20 mL) Amniotic Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling:

Critical Ambient
Time Sensitive
Special Form - Patient History for Cytogenetics (Chromosome) Studies

Rejection Criteria:

Nonsterile Containers
Specimen submitted frozen

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Giemsa - Band analysis

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

8-15 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

88235	88269
88280	88291