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White Blood Count (WBC)
Test CodeLAB299
Alias/See Also
LAB299, WBC, 85048
CPT Codes
85048
Preferred Specimen
3 ml (1.0 ml minimum) EDTA (lavender) whole blood
Minimum Volume
1 ml (0.5 ml minimum) EDTA (lavender) whole blood
Instructions
Invert tube twenty times to adequately mix anticoagulant
Transport Temperature
Room temp
Specimen Stability
8 hours room temp, 24 hours refrigerated
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen, clotted, or hemolyzed samples
Methodology
Flow Cytometry
Setup Schedule
Mon- Sun
Reference Range
Adults: 4.0-10.5 10^3/uL
Performing Laboratory
Piedmont Athens Regional