Specimen:
Collect
- One Lavender (EDTA)
Also Acceptable:
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
Submit
- 4 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood . Submit Ambient. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Critical Ambient
- Specimens must be analyzed within 48 hours of collection.
Rejection Criteria
- Clotted Specimen
- Hemolyzed specimens
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Semi-Quantitative Flow Cytometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-4 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86356x3
- 86357
- 86359
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 90247 - TOTAL NK CELLS
- 90248 - TOTAL NK CELLS
- 90249 - CYTOTOXIC NK CELL
- 90250 - CYTOTOXIC NK CELL
- 90251 - CYTO SECRETING NK
- 90252 - CYTO SECRETING NK
- 90255 - CD56 NKT-CELLS
- 90256 - CD56 NKT-CELLS
- 90259 - T-CELLS
- 90260 - T-CELLS
- 90261 - NON T-CELLS
- 90262 - NON T-CELLS
- 90263 - PANEL INTERP
Last Updated: January 19, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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