Specimen:
Collect
- One Lavender (EDTA)
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Green Top (Na Heparin)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
Submit
- 4 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Whole blood . Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- Critical Ambient
- Remarks: Specimens must be analyzed within stability times provided. Some medication may affect immunophenotyping results and should be provided on the patient test request form.
Rejection Criteria
- Clotted Specimen
- Hemolyzed specimens
- EDTA samples greater than 30 hours and heparin samples greater than 48 hours old.
Stability
Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Quantitative Flow Cytometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-4 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86355
- 86357
- 86359
- 86360
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93328 - %CD3
- 93327 - ABS CD3
- 92016 - %CD4
- 93330 - ABS CD4
- 92017 - %CD8
- 93334 - ABS CD8
- 92018 - CD4:CD8 RATIO
- 90230 - %CD19
- 93314 - ABS CD19
- 93315 - %NK CELLS
- 93316 - ABS NK-CELLS
- 93311 - INTERPRETATION
Last Updated: March 15, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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