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Lab Test Details

Lab Test Details

SIM 20241 

CPT

 88262; 88230; 88291 

Synonyms

 Karyotype 

Specimen Type

 Whole blood  ONLY 

Container

Dark Green Only (Sodium Heparin)

Collection Instructions

Room Temperature ONLY

Volume

Volume: 5-10 ml. 
Min. volume:  1-2 ml.

Additional Information

Call Lab with questions. Heel stick accepted on newborns if necessary-0.3 mL. 
Collect before 8:00 a.m.; No collection on Fridays after 7:30 a.m. No collection on holidays or day before holiday (after 7:30 a.m.)

Patient Preparation

None

Specimen Processing Instructions

Whole blood-do not refrigerate or freeze

Transport Requirements

Room Temperature only

Specimen Stability

 24 hrs. 

Rejection Criteria

Plasma; blood collected in tube other than sodium heparin

Reference Range

Normal/Abnormal; Report will note abnormalities.

Critical Value

  

Test Includes

 Arrangement or rearrangement of chromosomes for diagnosis of genetic disorders. 

Methodology

 Culture of cells w/minimum of 20 cells counted and 5 cells analyzed from G banded preparation. 

Testing Frequency

 Greenwood sets up daily M-F 

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Reviewed By

 Lisa McBride                    

Reviewed  Date

 2/13/2018

Supplemental

* Denotes  Reference Lab test

 

Reviewed by Lisa McBride on February 13, 2018