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Collection Requirements
Source: CSF
Container: sterile cup or tube
Minimum volume: 1 mL
Special Instructions
Send to the Lab immediately
Must be processed within 60 minutes of collection
Turn Around Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2 hours
Availability
STAT
Routine
Includes
Appearance, WBC, RBC, and Diff if indicated
Algorithm
Reflex to differential if ≥ 5 TNC’s
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: CSF Do not spin
Refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall, Kansas
Adele Hall Lab Section
Hematology
Instrumentation/Methodology
Sysmex or Manual Microscopy
Reference Ranges
| Appearance | Colorless, clear |
| Total Nucleated Cell Count | |
| Adults | 0-5 mononuclear/uL |
| Neonates | 0-30 mononuclear/uL |
| RBC Count | 0/uL |
| Lymphs | |
|
Adults Neonates |
48-72% 17-23% |
| Monos | |
|
Adults Neonates |
26-34% 56-84% |
| Polys | |
|
Adults Neonates |
0-3% 0-5% |
CPT
89050
89051 (if differential reported)