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Test Code FLCT-SYN Cell Count, Synovial Fluid

Methodology

 

If WBCs are >200, a WBC differential test will be added at an additional charge.

Performing Laboratory

Aspen Valley Hospital

Specimen Requirements

5 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of synovial fluid in a lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s). (Clotted specimen is not acceptable.) Forward promptly at ambient temperature.

Note:  Indicate specimen source on specimen container and request form.

Reference Values

RBC:  0 cells/mm3

WBC

Normal:  0-150 cells/mm3

Non-inflammatory:  <3,000 cells/mm3

Inflammatory:  3,000-75,000 cells/mm3

Infectious:  50,000-200,000 cells/mm3

Hemorrhagic:  50-10,000 cells/mm3

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

89050 - cell count

89051 - WBC differential (if appropriate)