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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code CSFW2 Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Workup (2 Tube Count)

Methodology

Manual Cell Count and Differential Examination

Includes clarity, color, total volume, microscopic examination for RBCs and WBCs on tubes #1 and #4 (first and last), xanthrochromia, and differential cell count on last tube only.

Testing is performed on tubes #1 and #4 of tubes submitted.

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; insufficient volume, clotted, or refrigerated specimen.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient only, do not refrigerate

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Available STAT

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82945-Glucose
84157-Protein, total
89050-Cell count