BAL RBC

Test Code

LAB1733

CPT Codes
89050

Includes

Red blood cell count on BAL

Preferred Specimen

Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL) in asterile vial or collection cup

Minimum Volume

1 mL BAL

Instructions

Cell count only performed if multiple tubes from same collection required to rule out suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 30 minutes Refrigerated: 24 hours however significant sample degeneration occurs after 2 hours

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Grossly bloody specimen or excessive mucos in specimen

Methodology
Manual cell count

Setup Schedule

Sunday-Saturday

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center

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