CBC with no Differential (Hemogram)

Test Code

LAB294

Alias/See Also

Hemogram, CBC, Complete blood count

CPT Codes
85027

Includes

WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, PLT

Preferred Specimen

Lavender Top Tube (EDTA anticoagulated whole blood)

Minimum Volume

3 ml (1.0 ml minimum) EDTA (lavender) whole blood

Instructions

Invert tube twenty times to adequately mix anticoagulant.

Transport Container

1 ml (0.5 ml minimum) EDTA (lavender) whole blood

Transport Temperature

room temp

Specimen Stability

24 hours room temperature

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

Frozen or clotted samples.

Methodology
Flow Cytometry, Electrical Impedence, Absorption Spectrophotometry, Calculation

Setup Schedule

Mon-Sun

Performing Laboratory
Piedmont Athens Regional

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