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Cell Growth and Storage
MessagePerformed in the Cytogenetics Laboratory x5841.
Test Code
CELL TISSUE STORAGE
CPT Codes
88233, 88240, and 88241 (thawing)
Preferred Specimen
Skin biopsy specimen collected at FULL thickness.
1 - 2 cm diameter section of cord, villi, or fetal part from products of conception (POC).
1 - 2 cm diameter section of cord, villi, or fetal part from products of conception (POC).
Minimum Volume
Full thickness 6 mm skin punch.
Other Acceptable Specimens
Specimen material collected from fetus (cord, villi).
Instructions
Specimen must be kept moist in sterile preservative free saline or sterile tissue transport media.
Keep specimen at room temperature.
If cells are to be sent out for testing, enclose all paperwork required by the outside testing lab.
Call the Cytogenetics laboratory for specimen pick up.
Keep specimen at room temperature.
If cells are to be sent out for testing, enclose all paperwork required by the outside testing lab.
Call the Cytogenetics laboratory for specimen pick up.
Transport Container
Sterile tube or urine specimen cup.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature.
Specimen Stability
Specimen should be received in the laboratory as soon as possible from collection.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Any tissue that has been exposed to formalin or any fixative will not grow and must be rejected.
Any tissue that has been frozen without cryopreservative will not grow and must be rejected.
Any tissue that has been frozen without cryopreservative will not grow and must be rejected.
Setup Schedule
Specimen set up same day as specimen receipt.
Clinical Significance
Indications: Metabolic disorders, tissue mosaicism, DNA testing.
