1 mL Blood or Bone Marrow or 1 Paraffin Tissue Block; or 1 PET/FFPE Cassette; or 3 PET/FFPE/Smear/Touch Slides
ACD (yellow top) and Li Heparin (Lt.Green top) tubes are acceptable.
Bone Marrow/Oncology Blood in sterile culture medium.
DO NOT SEND if sample has been drawn in a:
CLOT TUBE
NaCitrate Tube
Serum Separation Tube that has been centrifuged (an unspun tube is acceptable)
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
If multiple single FISH or FISH Panel tests are ordered at the same time, only ONE culture charge is added for the entire group.
LEUKEMIA - ANEMIA - THROMBOCYTOPENIA - PANCYTOPENIA
88271(x2), 88275
Add 88237 CPT for culture of FISH cells - added once per encounter, if necessary, to obtain cells for FISH analysis. This charge is dependent on how much initial sample we receive, the cell count of the sample and what other testing is requested.
Please call 1-866-450-4198 for pricing or with any billing questions.
| Collection |
1 mL Blood or Bone Marrow or 1 Paraffin Tissue Block; or 1 PET/FFPE Cassette; or 3 PET/FFPE/Smear/Touch Slides
ACD (yellow top) and Li Heparin (Lt.Green top) tubes are acceptable.
Bone Marrow/Oncology Blood in sterile culture medium.
DO NOT SEND if sample has been drawn in a:
CLOT TUBE
NaCitrate Tube
Serum Separation Tube that has been centrifuged (an unspun tube is acceptable)
| Ordering |
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
If multiple single FISH or FISH Panel tests are ordered at the same time, only ONE culture charge is added for the entire group.
| Result Interpretation |
LEUKEMIA - ANEMIA - THROMBOCYTOPENIA - PANCYTOPENIA
| Laboratory Personnel Use |
88271(x2), 88275
Add 88237 CPT for culture of FISH cells - added once per encounter, if necessary, to obtain cells for FISH analysis. This charge is dependent on how much initial sample we receive, the cell count of the sample and what other testing is requested.
Please call 1-866-450-4198 for pricing or with any billing questions.