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Specimen Requirements
Testing must be completed within 1 hour of collection.
Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 500 ul
Specimen Stability: 1 hour
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Analytical Time:
1 day
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Methodology
Sysmex XN-9000
Test Classification and CPT Coding
89050
Additional Information
Spinal Fluid Cell Count will result Appearance, Color, Volume, Total Nucleated Cells, Red Blood Cell Count, White Blood Cell Count and a Differential if the WBC count is >9 WBC/ul