CYTOLOGY-CSF 

Test Code
CYTOLOGY-CSF


Alias/See Also
SPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY


Preferred Specimen
CSF FROM LUMBAR PUNCTURE, PREFERRED TUBE #4
 


Minimum Volume
1 ML


Instructions
Order Cytology sample in CPRS filling our requestion for Cytology.  Paperwork must accompany sample to the laboratory.
Collect Spinal Fluid with Lumbar puncture kit.  Send to Laboratory ASAP


Transport Container
Tube #4, If there are no request for anything special to be done the laboratory staff will add 1 part Cytolyt to 3 parts specimen in conical tube, accession, pack in small biohazard bag with absorbent pouch and send with courier to the Consolidated Network Cytology Laboratory in West Roxbury, Mass.
If CSF sample is for an evaluation of Lymphoma/Leukemia- Notify the pathologist covering Clinical Pathology.
**Do not dilute the fluid, give to Send Out Dept
Sample will go to DHMC for Flow Cytometry.


Performing Laboratory
West Roxbury VA,
or Dartmouth Hitchcock for Flow Cytometry



The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.