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CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS, HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS-BONE MARROW
Test CodeLAB1238005
CPT Codes
88264, 88237, 88291
Preferred Specimen
0.5-1 mL Bone Marrow Aspirate in a dark green top tube (sodium heparin)
Minimum Volume
0.5-1 ml Bone Marrow Aspirate in a dark green top tube (sodium heparin)
Instructions
Place in the cytogenetic's bucket near chemistry.
Transport Temperature
Ambient or refrigerated (prolonged transport conditions) NEVER FROZEN
Specimen Stability
Bone Marrow: Ambient (preferred) Refrigerated (prolong transport) NEVER FROZEN
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Insufficient sample, sample more than 4 days when received, hemolysis, improper transport condtions, frozen or centrifuged.
Methodology
G-banded Karyotyping
Setup Schedule
Samples processed Monday through Saturday.
Report Available
Results reported Monday through Friday.
Reference Range
An interpretive report will be provided
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
