Available Stat

No, except by Hematology/ Oncology only.

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Hematology

Performed

24 hours a day

Methodology

Microscopic examination of Wright-Giemsa stained smear

Additional Information

Automatically included when Automated Differential is inadequate and a Manual Differential must be done.

WBC abnormalities reported include blasts, immature granulocytes, hyposegmented and hypersegmented neutrophils, toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, inclusions, variant lymphocytes and abnormal lymphocytes.

Platelet abnormalities reported include hypo- and agranular platelets, giant platelets and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments.

Small numbers of RBCs with "abnormal" morphology may be seen in smears from normal individuals. In an effort to simplify and standardize the reporting of smears, the Clinical Laboratories reports the average number of abnormal RBCs seen in at least 10 high power fields (/HPF). The relation of these numbers to qualitative reports is shown below.

Abnormal RBCs per high power field (/HPF)
AbnormalityNormalRareFewModerate
AcanthocytesNone0-12-5>= 6
Burr cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Bite cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Blister cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Drepanocytes (sickle)None0-12-5>= 6
Elliptocytes0-10-12-5>= 6
Howell-Jolly bodiesNone0-12-5>= 6
Polychromatic cells0-10-12-5>= 6
SpherocytesNone0-12-5>= 6*
SchistocytesNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Basophilic stippled cellsNone0-12-5>= 6
Target cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Tear drop cells0-10-12-5>= 6

* Automatically reviewed by a physician

See also CBC w/Differential and Parasites.
 

Reflex Testing

If unusual findings are noted a pathologist review and interpretation may be performed and separately billed for.

Synonyms

  • Red cell morphology
  • Howell-Jolly bodies
  • Leukocyte morphology
  • WBC morphology
  • Schistocyte
  • Acanthocyte
  • Macrocyte
  • Microcyte
  • Spherocyte
  • Ovalocyte
  • Dacrocyte
  • Target cell
  • Burr cell
  • Hypersegmentation
  • Hyposegmentation
  • Pseudo Pelger-Huet
  • Atypical lymphocyte
  • Variant lymphocyte
  • Blast
  • Myeloblast
  • Lymphoblast
  • NRBC
  • Nucleated red cell
  • Nucleated red blood cell
  • Dohle bodies
  • Pappenheimer bodies
  • Plasma cell
  • Promyelocyte
  • Myelocyte
  • Metamyelocyte
  • band
  • Seg
  • Segmented neutrophil
  • PMN
  • MORP
  • Smear
  • Review
  • Slide

Sample Type

EDTA whole blood

Label Abbreviation

MORP

Collect

Lavender top

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Preferred Volume

1 mL blood

Test Code

MORP

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Hematology

Preferred Volume

1 mL blood

Reference Interval

Normal

Critical Values

Blasts not previously identified

any microorganisms found in peripheral blood are considered critical. Microorganisms may be reported as intracellular, extracellular, or as malarial parasites.

Additional Information

Automatically included when Automated Differential is inadequate and a Manual Differential must be done.

WBC abnormalities reported include blasts, immature granulocytes, hyposegmented and hypersegmented neutrophils, toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, inclusions, variant lymphocytes and abnormal lymphocytes.

Platelet abnormalities reported include hypo- and agranular platelets, giant platelets and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments.

Small numbers of RBCs with "abnormal" morphology may be seen in smears from normal individuals. In an effort to simplify and standardize the reporting of smears, the Clinical Laboratories reports the average number of abnormal RBCs seen in at least 10 high power fields (/HPF). The relation of these numbers to qualitative reports is shown below.

Abnormal RBCs per high power field (/HPF)
AbnormalityNormalRareFewModerate
AcanthocytesNone0-12-5>= 6
Burr cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Bite cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Blister cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Drepanocytes (sickle)None0-12-5>= 6
Elliptocytes0-10-12-5>= 6
Howell-Jolly bodiesNone0-12-5>= 6
Polychromatic cells0-10-12-5>= 6
SpherocytesNone0-12-5>= 6*
SchistocytesNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Basophilic stippled cellsNone0-12-5>= 6
Target cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Tear drop cells0-10-12-5>= 6

* Automatically reviewed by a physician

See also CBC w/Differential and Parasites.
 

CPT Codes

85008

LOINC Codes

34994-4

Available Stat

No, except by Hematology/ Oncology only.

Test Code

MORP

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Hematology

Performed

24 hours a day

Methodology

Microscopic examination of Wright-Giemsa stained smear

Collect

Lavender top

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Sample Type

EDTA whole blood

Preferred Volume

1 mL blood

Reference Interval

Normal

Critical Values

Blasts not previously identified

any microorganisms found in peripheral blood are considered critical. Microorganisms may be reported as intracellular, extracellular, or as malarial parasites.

Synonyms

  • Red cell morphology
  • Howell-Jolly bodies
  • Leukocyte morphology
  • WBC morphology
  • Schistocyte
  • Acanthocyte
  • Macrocyte
  • Microcyte
  • Spherocyte
  • Ovalocyte
  • Dacrocyte
  • Target cell
  • Burr cell
  • Hypersegmentation
  • Hyposegmentation
  • Pseudo Pelger-Huet
  • Atypical lymphocyte
  • Variant lymphocyte
  • Blast
  • Myeloblast
  • Lymphoblast
  • NRBC
  • Nucleated red cell
  • Nucleated red blood cell
  • Dohle bodies
  • Pappenheimer bodies
  • Plasma cell
  • Promyelocyte
  • Myelocyte
  • Metamyelocyte
  • band
  • Seg
  • Segmented neutrophil
  • PMN
  • MORP
  • Smear
  • Review
  • Slide

Reflex Testing

If unusual findings are noted a pathologist review and interpretation may be performed and separately billed for.

Additional Information

Automatically included when Automated Differential is inadequate and a Manual Differential must be done.

WBC abnormalities reported include blasts, immature granulocytes, hyposegmented and hypersegmented neutrophils, toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, inclusions, variant lymphocytes and abnormal lymphocytes.

Platelet abnormalities reported include hypo- and agranular platelets, giant platelets and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments.

Small numbers of RBCs with "abnormal" morphology may be seen in smears from normal individuals. In an effort to simplify and standardize the reporting of smears, the Clinical Laboratories reports the average number of abnormal RBCs seen in at least 10 high power fields (/HPF). The relation of these numbers to qualitative reports is shown below.

Abnormal RBCs per high power field (/HPF)
AbnormalityNormalRareFewModerate
AcanthocytesNone0-12-5>= 6
Burr cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Bite cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Blister cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Drepanocytes (sickle)None0-12-5>= 6
Elliptocytes0-10-12-5>= 6
Howell-Jolly bodiesNone0-12-5>= 6
Polychromatic cells0-10-12-5>= 6
SpherocytesNone0-12-5>= 6*
SchistocytesNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Basophilic stippled cellsNone0-12-5>= 6
Target cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Tear drop cells0-10-12-5>= 6

* Automatically reviewed by a physician

See also CBC w/Differential and Parasites.
 

CPT Codes

85008

LOINC Codes

34994-4
Ordering

Available Stat

No, except by Hematology/ Oncology only.

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Hematology

Performed

24 hours a day

Methodology

Microscopic examination of Wright-Giemsa stained smear

Additional Information

Automatically included when Automated Differential is inadequate and a Manual Differential must be done.

WBC abnormalities reported include blasts, immature granulocytes, hyposegmented and hypersegmented neutrophils, toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, inclusions, variant lymphocytes and abnormal lymphocytes.

Platelet abnormalities reported include hypo- and agranular platelets, giant platelets and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments.

Small numbers of RBCs with "abnormal" morphology may be seen in smears from normal individuals. In an effort to simplify and standardize the reporting of smears, the Clinical Laboratories reports the average number of abnormal RBCs seen in at least 10 high power fields (/HPF). The relation of these numbers to qualitative reports is shown below.

Abnormal RBCs per high power field (/HPF)
AbnormalityNormalRareFewModerate
AcanthocytesNone0-12-5>= 6
Burr cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Bite cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Blister cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Drepanocytes (sickle)None0-12-5>= 6
Elliptocytes0-10-12-5>= 6
Howell-Jolly bodiesNone0-12-5>= 6
Polychromatic cells0-10-12-5>= 6
SpherocytesNone0-12-5>= 6*
SchistocytesNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Basophilic stippled cellsNone0-12-5>= 6
Target cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Tear drop cells0-10-12-5>= 6

* Automatically reviewed by a physician

See also CBC w/Differential and Parasites.
 

Reflex Testing

If unusual findings are noted a pathologist review and interpretation may be performed and separately billed for.

Synonyms

  • Red cell morphology
  • Howell-Jolly bodies
  • Leukocyte morphology
  • WBC morphology
  • Schistocyte
  • Acanthocyte
  • Macrocyte
  • Microcyte
  • Spherocyte
  • Ovalocyte
  • Dacrocyte
  • Target cell
  • Burr cell
  • Hypersegmentation
  • Hyposegmentation
  • Pseudo Pelger-Huet
  • Atypical lymphocyte
  • Variant lymphocyte
  • Blast
  • Myeloblast
  • Lymphoblast
  • NRBC
  • Nucleated red cell
  • Nucleated red blood cell
  • Dohle bodies
  • Pappenheimer bodies
  • Plasma cell
  • Promyelocyte
  • Myelocyte
  • Metamyelocyte
  • band
  • Seg
  • Segmented neutrophil
  • PMN
  • MORP
  • Smear
  • Review
  • Slide
Collection

Sample Type

EDTA whole blood

Label Abbreviation

MORP

Collect

Lavender top

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Preferred Volume

1 mL blood
Processing

Test Code

MORP

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Hematology

Preferred Volume

1 mL blood
Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Normal

Critical Values

Blasts not previously identified

any microorganisms found in peripheral blood are considered critical. Microorganisms may be reported as intracellular, extracellular, or as malarial parasites.

Additional Information

Automatically included when Automated Differential is inadequate and a Manual Differential must be done.

WBC abnormalities reported include blasts, immature granulocytes, hyposegmented and hypersegmented neutrophils, toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, inclusions, variant lymphocytes and abnormal lymphocytes.

Platelet abnormalities reported include hypo- and agranular platelets, giant platelets and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments.

Small numbers of RBCs with "abnormal" morphology may be seen in smears from normal individuals. In an effort to simplify and standardize the reporting of smears, the Clinical Laboratories reports the average number of abnormal RBCs seen in at least 10 high power fields (/HPF). The relation of these numbers to qualitative reports is shown below.

Abnormal RBCs per high power field (/HPF)
AbnormalityNormalRareFewModerate
AcanthocytesNone0-12-5>= 6
Burr cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Bite cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Blister cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Drepanocytes (sickle)None0-12-5>= 6
Elliptocytes0-10-12-5>= 6
Howell-Jolly bodiesNone0-12-5>= 6
Polychromatic cells0-10-12-5>= 6
SpherocytesNone0-12-5>= 6*
SchistocytesNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Basophilic stippled cellsNone0-12-5>= 6
Target cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Tear drop cells0-10-12-5>= 6

* Automatically reviewed by a physician

See also CBC w/Differential and Parasites.
 
Administrative

CPT Codes

85008

LOINC Codes

34994-4
Complete View

Available Stat

No, except by Hematology/ Oncology only.

Test Code

MORP

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Hematology

Performed

24 hours a day

Methodology

Microscopic examination of Wright-Giemsa stained smear

Collect

Lavender top

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Sample Type

EDTA whole blood

Preferred Volume

1 mL blood

Reference Interval

Normal

Critical Values

Blasts not previously identified

any microorganisms found in peripheral blood are considered critical. Microorganisms may be reported as intracellular, extracellular, or as malarial parasites.

Synonyms

  • Red cell morphology
  • Howell-Jolly bodies
  • Leukocyte morphology
  • WBC morphology
  • Schistocyte
  • Acanthocyte
  • Macrocyte
  • Microcyte
  • Spherocyte
  • Ovalocyte
  • Dacrocyte
  • Target cell
  • Burr cell
  • Hypersegmentation
  • Hyposegmentation
  • Pseudo Pelger-Huet
  • Atypical lymphocyte
  • Variant lymphocyte
  • Blast
  • Myeloblast
  • Lymphoblast
  • NRBC
  • Nucleated red cell
  • Nucleated red blood cell
  • Dohle bodies
  • Pappenheimer bodies
  • Plasma cell
  • Promyelocyte
  • Myelocyte
  • Metamyelocyte
  • band
  • Seg
  • Segmented neutrophil
  • PMN
  • MORP
  • Smear
  • Review
  • Slide

Reflex Testing

If unusual findings are noted a pathologist review and interpretation may be performed and separately billed for.

Additional Information

Automatically included when Automated Differential is inadequate and a Manual Differential must be done.

WBC abnormalities reported include blasts, immature granulocytes, hyposegmented and hypersegmented neutrophils, toxic granulation, Dohle bodies, inclusions, variant lymphocytes and abnormal lymphocytes.

Platelet abnormalities reported include hypo- and agranular platelets, giant platelets and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments.

Small numbers of RBCs with "abnormal" morphology may be seen in smears from normal individuals. In an effort to simplify and standardize the reporting of smears, the Clinical Laboratories reports the average number of abnormal RBCs seen in at least 10 high power fields (/HPF). The relation of these numbers to qualitative reports is shown below.

Abnormal RBCs per high power field (/HPF)
AbnormalityNormalRareFewModerate
AcanthocytesNone0-12-5>= 6
Burr cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Bite cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Blister cellsNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Drepanocytes (sickle)None0-12-5>= 6
Elliptocytes0-10-12-5>= 6
Howell-Jolly bodiesNone0-12-5>= 6
Polychromatic cells0-10-12-5>= 6
SpherocytesNone0-12-5>= 6*
SchistocytesNone0-12-5*>= 6*
Basophilic stippled cellsNone0-12-5>= 6
Target cells0-10-12-5>= 6
Tear drop cells0-10-12-5>= 6

* Automatically reviewed by a physician

See also CBC w/Differential and Parasites.
 

CPT Codes

85008

LOINC Codes

34994-4

×
Learn More Remind Me Later Dismiss