Test Code CRYS Body Fluid Crystals
Additional Codes
LAB1230150
Methodology
Compensated Polarized Light Microscopy
Performing Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center-Hematology
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Synovial fluid, Tissue
Container/Tube: Sterile containers, Lavender top (EDTA) or Green top (heparin)
Specimen Volume: 2 mL, minimum volume: 0.5 mL
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Reference Values
Absent If present, crystals are identified.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
89060