CELL COUNT/CRYSTAL,JOINT FLD

Test Code

CCJF

CPT Codes
89051, 83872

Includes

"SOURCE, JOINT FLUID
VOLUME, JOINT FLUID
COLOR, JOINT FLUID
TURBIDITY, JOINT FLUID
VISCOSITY, JOINT FLUID
CRYSTALS, JOINT FLUID
TOTAL NUCLEATED CELLS, JF
NEUTROPHIL%, JOINT FLUID
LYMPHOCYTE %, JOINT FLUID
MONOCYTE %, JOINT FLUID
HISTIOCYTE %, JOINT FLUID
OTHER CELLS %, JOINT FLUID
NEUTROPHIL #, JOINT FLUID
LYMPHOCYTE #, JOINT FLUID
MONOCYTE #, JOINT FLUID
HISTIOCYTE #, JOINT FLUID
OTHER CELLS #, JOINT FLUID
MUCIN CLOT, JOINT FLUID
FLUID COMMENT
"

Minimum Volume

See Transport Container for information

Transport Container

"1 STERILE CONTAINER
Sample Type: Synovial Fluid
Minimum Volume: 5 mL
"

Reference Range

"Test: SOURCE, JOINT FLUID

See report for normal ranges.

Test: VOLUME, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: Not Appicable

Test: COLOR, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal: YELLOW
Positive (Reported as BROWN, MILKY, RED)

Test: TURBIDITY, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal: NONE
Positive (Reported as 1+, 2+, 3+, 4+)

Test: VISCOSITY, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal: NORMAL
Positive (Reported as INCREASE, DECREASE)

Test: CRYSTALS, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal: NEGATIVE
Positive (Reported as URATE, PYROPHOS)

Test: TOTAL NUCLEATED CELLS, JF
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-200 /UL

Test: NEUTROPHIL%, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-25 %

Test: LYMPHOCYTE %, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-100 %

Test: MONOCYTE %, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-0 %

Test: HISTIOCYTE %, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-0 %

Test: OTHER CELLS %, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-0 %

Test: NEUTROPHIL #, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-50 /UL

Test: LYMPHOCYTE #, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-200 /UL

Test: MONOCYTE #, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-0 /UL

Test: HISTIOCYTE #, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-0 /UL

Test: OTHER CELLS #, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal Range: 0-0 /UL

Test: MUCIN CLOT, JOINT FLUID
Male/Female All Ages:
Normal: GOOD
Positive (Reported as FAIR, POOR, VRY POOR)

Test: FLUID COMMENT

See report for normal ranges.

"

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