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HelpTest Code CSFW Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Workup (1 Tube Count)
Methodology
Manual Cell Count and Differential examination includes: clarity, color, total volume, microscopic examination for RBCs and WBCs, xanthochromia, and differential cell count.
Testing is performed on tube #4 or the last of the tubes collected.
Performing Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center-Hematology
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Rejection criteria include unlabeled tube; or insufficient, clotted, or refrigerated specimen.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient/Refrigerate NO
Reference Values
WBC
Adults: 0-5/microliter
Children <1 year of age: 0-30/microliter
Children 1 to 4 years of age: 0-20/microliter
Children 5 years of age to puberty: 0-10/microliter
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82945-Glucose
84157-Protein, total
89050-Cell count