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Test Code Peripheral Smear Review Pathologist Review, Peripheral Blood Smear

Important Note

Clinicians must provide a clinical history indicating why they are requesting a Pathology Clinical Consult, the ICD-10 code, and an accompanying CBCD order. 

Smears must be prepared within 12-hours of specimen collection.

Please see the memorandum dated November 11, 2025 for additional information.

Additional Codes

Reporting Name Description

Slide Held

Order: SLIDE

 A peripheral blood smear will be Wright's Stained and held for 1-year.

Pathology Clinical Consult

Order: PCC

 A pathologist will review a Wright's Stained smear and report their findings. Ordering providers must included a reason for review and the ICD-10 code. This request is subject to part B professional billing.

 

Specimen Information

 

Obtain specimen using standard phlebotomy techniques.

No special patient preparation is necessary.

Container Specimen Temp Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Lav Top (EDTA) Whole Blood Refrigerate 2.0 mL 2.0 mL 1.5 mL  
Lav Top (EDTA) Microtainer Whole Blood Refrigerate 0.5 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL  

Reject Due To:

- Above stability exceeded

- Clotted

- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled

Instrumentation / Method

Manual

Reference Range

An interpretive report will be provided.

CPT / LOINC / Order Code

Meditech Medent LOINC CPT
SLIDE SLIDE    
PCC PCC 59465-5 85060

 

Test Schedule / Analytic Time / Test Priority

Monday - Friday / Same Day / Not Available STAT

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