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HelpTest Code BFCC Cell Count, Body Fluid
Specimen Information
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stabilty |
| Lavender EDTA | Fluid | Refrigerate | 4.0 mL | 4.0 mL | 3.0 mL | 4 hours |
Samples may be received in syringes, sterile evacuated containers, or sterile specimen cups. Ideally, the sample for a cell count should be placed in an EDTA anticoagulated tube.
Specimens submitted with the needle attached may be rejected at the lab's discretion.
*Deliver to the lab immediately.
Reject Due To:
- Above criteria not met
- Specimen QNS
- Specimen clotted
- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled
- Specimen received with a needle attached
Instrumentation / Method
Manual Cell Count
Automated / Sysmex XNL-550
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT
Reference Range
| Fluid Type | Color | Clarity | WBC/uL | RBC/uL | Diff performed if WBC: |
| Synovial | Light Yellow | Clear | < 200 | Varies and may result from a traumatic tap | > 200 / uL |
| Pleural | Colorless to Pale Yellow | Clear | < 1000 | None or Rare | > 0 / uL |
| Pericardial | Colorless to Pale Yellow | Clear | None or Rare | None or Rare | > 0 / uL |
| Peritoneal | Light Yellow | Clear | < 300 | < 50,000 | > 0 uL |
REFERENCE RANGE:
SYNOVIAL:
TNC (uL) <200
RBC (uL) ---
DIFF:
MONO/MACRO: 55-75%
LYMPH: 10-20%
NEUTS: 10-24%
No reference intervals are defined for non-synovial counts and differentials.
CPT / LOINC / Order Code
| Meditech | Medent | LOINC | CPT |
| BFCC | BFCC | ||
| RBC | 6741-3 | ||
| TNC | 55793-4 | ||
| TOT VOL | |||
| COMMENT | 59446-3 |