This flow cytometry assay is intended to be used as a screening test. Screening tests are not 100% sensitive nor specific, and a normal result should not preclude molecular sequencing if a patient's clinical presentation suggests that the probability of a diagnosis is high.
CPT Codes
88184, 88185x4, 88187
Collection
Notes
This test is New York DOH approved.
Collect
2 mL blood in EDTA (Lavender)
Minimum Collection Volume
1 mL EDTA (Lavender)
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen, clotted, hemolyzed or centrifuged specimens. Specimen collected in an unacceptable anticoagulant.
Storage/Transport Temperature
AMBIENT
Specimen Preparation
Keep specimen as whole blood at room temperature. Specimen must be received in lab within 24 hours of collection.
This flow cytometry assay is intended to be used as a screening test. Screening tests are not 100% sensitive nor specific, and a normal result should not preclude molecular sequencing if a patient's clinical presentation suggests that the probability of a diagnosis is high.
