CSF Cell Count

Test Code
LAB156 1230118350


Alias/See Also
CSF
CELL COUNT


CPT Codes
89051

Includes
COLOR OF CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID
APPEARANCE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID
XANTHOCHROMIA OF CSF QUALITATIVE
ERYTHROCYTES (#/MM3) IN CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID
NEUTROPHILS/100 LEUKOCYTES IN CSF BY MANUAL C
LYMPHOCYTES/100 LEUKOCYTES IN CSF BY MANUAL COUNT
LARGE MONONUCLEAR/100 LEUKOCYTES IN CSF BY MANUAL COUNT
EOSINOPHILS/100 LEUKOCYTES IN CSF BY MANUAL COUNT
OTHER CELLS/100 LEUKOCYTES IN CSF BY MANUAL COUNT
NUCLEATED CELLS CSFA


Preferred Specimen
CSF


Transport Container
CSF TUBE


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated


Reference Range
Component Name Parameter Summary Result Checking Type Low (N) High (N) Numeric Range (N) Values
Appearance, CSF   Reference Range       Clear [1]
Nucleated Cells, CSF 0 up to 1 Years Reference Range   30 <=30  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 0 up to 1 Years Abnormality - Critical    30 >30  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 1 Years up to 5 Years Reference Range   20 <=20  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 1 Years up to 5 Years Abnormality - Critical    20 >20  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 5 Years up to 12 Years Reference Range   10 <=10  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 5 Years up to 12 Years Abnormality - Critical    10 >10  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 12 Years up to unspecified Reference Range   5 <=5  
Nucleated Cells, CSF 12 Years up to unspecified Abnormality - Critical    35 >35  
RBC, CSF   Reference Range   0 <=0  
Neutrophils, CSF % 0 up to 12 Days Reference Range   8 <8  
Neutrophils, CSF % 12 Days up to unspecified Reference Range   6 <6  
Lymphocytes, CSF % 0 up to 12 Days Reference Range 5 35 5-35  
Lymphocytes, CSF % 12 Days up to unspecified Reference Range 40 80 >40-<80  
Large Mononuclear Cells, CSF % 0 up to 12 Days Reference Range 50 90 >50-<90  
Large Mononuclear Cells, CSF % 12 Days up to unspecified Reference Range 5 45 >5-<45  
Eosinophils, CSF %   Reference Range   0 <=0  
Xanthochromia   Reference Range       Absent [8]
Color, CSF   Reference Range       Colorless [1]


Performing Laboratory
MWH LAB SH LAB



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