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Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Testing must be completed within 1 hour of collection.
Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Analytical Time:
1 day
Test Classification and CPT Coding
89051
Methodology
Manual
Includes glucose, protein, WBC count, RBC count, differential, color, turbidity, supernatant, Gram stain, and culture.
Reference Values
Glucose: 40-75 mg/dL
Critical value (automatic call-back): <30 mg/dL
Protein: 15-45 mg/dL
Critical value (automatic call-back): >100 mg/dL
WBC
Pediatrics: 0-30/cmm
Adults: 0-5/cmm
RBC: 0/cmm
Differential: not applicable
Color: colorless
Turbidity: clear
Supernatant: colorless
Gram stain: no bacteria seen
Culture: no growth