Bone Marrow aspirate or Leukemic Blood, Use Sodium Heparin (Green top)
Specimen Required
Freshly collected - 2.0 ml Bone Marrow Aspirate, 4.0 - 6.0 ml Peripheral Blood
Specimen Min Vol
Freshly collected - 2.0 ml Bone Marrow, 4.0 ml Peripheral Blood
Specimen Preparation
None
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refer to Specimen stability criteria as shown below
Stability (from collection to initiation)
with aseptic conditions:
Ambient
Transport to cytogenetics laboratory as soon as possible, store at room temperature
Refrigerated
If more than 1 day after collection, up to 5 days
Frozen
Unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens that exceed stated stability, unlabeled/mislabeled/mismatched specimens, specimens submitted in leaking containers, specimen without 2 patient identifiers, specimen received without test requisition form, frozen specimen, specimen received in tubes other than sodium heparin (green top), fixed specimen with Formalin or any other fixatives
Special Instructions
Label the specimen tube with patient's name and medical record number and hematology case number (M#). Specimen source is required on test order supplied by hematology lab. Current WBC count for same specimen is required.
CPT Codes
88237 88261, 88262, 88264(one of these depending of final results) 88280, 88285(one of these depending of final results) 88291 88237 No growth
Email “CytogeneticsUCI@hs.uci.edu" with questions.
Test set up frequency
Monday - Friday
Reference Interval
By report
Additional Information
Email “CytogeneticsUCI@hs.uci.edu" with questions.
Collection
Collect
Bone Marrow aspirate or Leukemic Blood, Use Sodium Heparin (Green top)
Specimen Required
Freshly collected - 2.0 ml Bone Marrow Aspirate, 4.0 - 6.0 ml Peripheral Blood
Specimen Min Vol
Freshly collected - 2.0 ml Bone Marrow, 4.0 ml Peripheral Blood
Specimen Preparation
None
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refer to Specimen stability criteria as shown below
Stability (from collection to initiation)
with aseptic conditions:
Ambient
Transport to cytogenetics laboratory as soon as possible, store at room temperature
Refrigerated
If more than 1 day after collection, up to 5 days
Frozen
Unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens that exceed stated stability, unlabeled/mislabeled/mismatched specimens, specimens submitted in leaking containers, specimen without 2 patient identifiers, specimen received without test requisition form, frozen specimen, specimen received in tubes other than sodium heparin (green top), fixed specimen with Formalin or any other fixatives
Special Instructions
Label the specimen tube with patient's name and medical record number and hematology case number (M#). Specimen source is required on test order supplied by hematology lab. Current WBC count for same specimen is required.
Test Info
CPT Codes
88237 88261, 88262, 88264(one of these depending of final results) 88280, 88285(one of these depending of final results) 88291 88237 No growth
