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Test Code BFCT Cell Count, Body Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory

Test Includes

Test Components:  

  • Fluid Type/Source
  • Appearance
  • Color 
  • Nucleated cell count
  • Red Blood Cell (RBC) count

Note: Nucleated cell count >5µL will reflex to a manual differential on a cytospin prepared specimen.

Special Instructions

Note: Indicate Body Fluid Type:

  • Pleural
  • Synovial
  • Peritoneal
  • Pericardial

Specimen Required

Container/Tube: EDTA

Specimen Volume: 1.0ml

Specimen Type

Body Fluid

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Specimen Stability

Synovial fluid: ≤1 hour

Other fluids: Deliver ASAP for most accurate count.

Day(s) Test Set up

Monday through Sunday

Available STAT

Reference Values

Cell Count

Analyte Fluid Type Expected Values
Nucleated Cells /µL Synovial <150
  Pleural <1,000
  Pericardial <1,000
  Peritoneal <500
RBC/µL Synovial 0
  Pleural <10,000
  Pericardial <10,000
  Peritoneal <10,000

Differential

Differential Fluid Type Expected Values
     
Neutrophils % Synovial <25
  Pleural <25
  Pericardial <25
  Peritoneal <25
     
Bands % All fluid types Not established
     
Lymphocytes % Synovial <75
  Other fluid types Not established
     
Monocytes % Synovial <70
  Other fluid types Not established
     
Eosinophils % All fluid types Not established
     
Macrophages % Synovial <70
  Other fluid types Not established
     
Mesothelial Cells % Pleural <3
  Other fluid types Not established
     
Nucleated RBC/100{WBC} All fluid types Not established

Methodology

Neubauer Counting Chamber, Quantitative Automated Hematology Anaylzer and manual microscopy.

CPT Code

89051

LOINC Code

34556-1