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Eosinophil, Urine

Test Code
115055


CPT Codes
87205

Preferred Specimen
"Urine
"


Minimum Volume
"2-10 mL
"


Instructions
"Refrigerate urine container for up to 48 hours. Refrigerate BD urine transport tube (red/yellow) for up to 72 hours
"


Transport Container
"Plastic urine container or BD urine transport tube (red/yellow)
"


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Urine container (no additive) not refrigerated; urine container (no additive) refrigerated longer than 48 hours; BD tubes older than 72 hours
"


Methodology
"Hansel stain with microscopic exam of concentrated urine specimen prep "



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