HemePath Consult (w/CBC)
Order Name
HemePath Consult
Test Number: 2904600
Revision Date 11/16/2023
Test Number: 2904600
Revision Date 11/16/2023
| Test Name | Methodology | LOINC Code |
|---|---|---|
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Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Automated Differential
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Flow cytometry | See Indvidual Assays |
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Reticulocyte (Retic) Count
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Flow cytometry | |
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Immature Platelet Fraction
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Flow cytometry | 71693-6 |
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HemePath Consult order
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| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen | Specimen Volume (min) | Specimen Type | Specimen Container | Transport Environment |
| Preferred | 5 mL (1 mL) | Whole Blood | EDTA (Lavender Top) | Refrigerated |
| Alternate 1 | 1 mL (0.5 mL) | Whole Blood | EDTA (Lavender) Microtainer/Bullet | Refrigerated |
| Instructions | For best results: Room temperature specimens should be tested within 24hrs, otherwise send Refrigerated. Refrigerated specimens can be tested up to 48hrs. Specimens received after 24hrs will not receive a manual differential. Slides must be made within 24hr of collection. Specimens received greater than 48hrs old will be canceled. Note: This test cannot be added on to an A1c that has already been performed. |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Testing Schedule | Daily |
| Expected TAT | 1-2 Days |
| Clinical Use | Pathology Report will be issued on this on Order/Result Code: [8077777] Hematology Other Report, at an additional charge to the patient. |
| Notes | Provide patient history as available. Testing includes CBC with automated differential, IPF, Retic Count and pathologist interpretation. If this testing is performed at your laboratory please send these results with the smears and the lavender tube. If the question is anemia, consider ordering an Anemia Analyzer with the algorythmic reflex ordering of the appropriate chemistry tests. |
| CPT Code(s) | 85025, 85045, 85055, Additional professional code determined with clinical findings |
| Lab Section | Hematology |