Body Fluid Differential without a Cell Count

SIM

20315 

CPT

88106 

Synonyms

Diff BF   Body Fluid Differential  Differential Body Fluid w/o Cell Count 

Specimen Type

Bronchial Lavage (BAL) differential or Bronchial Lavage Eosinophil counts• Only a differential on a Joint Fluid, Pericardial Fluid, Pleural fluid, Paracentesis fluid, Thorocentesis Fluid, Amniotic fluid, etc.         

Container

Sterile container or if prone to clot such as knee fluid, fluid may be placed in a lavender EDTA tube.

Collection Instructions

Collected by the physician.

Volume

3 ml preferred and minimum 1ml

Additional Information

None

Patient Preparation

None

Specimen Processing Instructions

Transport within 1 hour of collection

Transport Requirements

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated 2 hours 

Rejection Criteria

•  Clotted fluid 
•  Mucoid fluid

Reference Range

No WBC’s seen.

Critical Value

None 

Test Includes

Differential performed on a Cytospin smear 

Methodology

Stained Cytospin smear 

Testing Frequency

Daily,   Monday - Sunday 

Reviewed By

Crystal Killian

Reviewed Date

3/17/2021

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