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Malarial and Blood Parasite Smear
Test CodeLAB883
Alias/See Also
Blood Parasites; Trypanasoma; Leishmania; Babesia
CPT Codes
87207
Includes
Slide prep, stain and review for blood borne parasites
Instructions
"Routine venipuncture
Collect one 4.0 ml Lavender top (EDTA) tube
one EDTA MicrotainerTM (1ml) (pediatric)
Minimum volume 0.5 ml EDTA whole blood"
Collect one 4.0 ml Lavender top (EDTA) tube
one EDTA MicrotainerTM (1ml) (pediatric)
Minimum volume 0.5 ml EDTA whole blood"
Specimen Stability
Room temperature, stable 12 hours.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Insufficient quantity; clotted specimen; mislabeled specimen; failure to follow specified collection and handling instructions.
Methodology
Light Microscopy
Setup Schedule
Daily/STAT
Report Available
Daily/STAT
Reference Range
None seen
Clinical Significance
Acute hemolytic anemias may result from malarial infections. The diseasemanifestations vary with the type of malarial organisms. Diagnosis isoften based on results yielded by peripheral blood smears.
