Cell Culture for Possible Additional Prenatal Studies

Test Code

10225

CPT Codes
88235

Preferred Specimen

20 mL amniotic fluid submitted in a sterile conical plastic screw-cap tube or
20 mg chorionic villus sampling submitted in a sterile conical plastic screw-cap tube containing CVS transport medium, or equivalent

Minimum Volume

5 mL amniotic fluid • 5 mg CVS

Other Acceptable Specimens

Cultured specimen in T-25 flask or equivalent

Transport Container

Amniotic fluid in a conical plastic screw-cap tube
CVS in a sterile conical plastic screw-cap tube containing CVS transport medium, or equivalent

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Specimen viability decreases during transit. Send specimen to testing lab for viability determination. Do not freeze. Do not Reject.

Methodology
Tissue Culture

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA

33608 Ortega Highway

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042

Last Updated: November 6, 2024

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