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Lavender EDTA Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Lavender EDTA Tube
Minimum Volume: 0.75 mL
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 4 hrs
Refrigerate: 24hours
Reference Range
Pericardial, Pleural Fluid:
RBC: 0-10,000 cells/µL
Peritoneal Fluid:
RBC: 0-10,000 cells/µL
Synovial Fluid:
RBC: no normal range
Methodology
Automated: iQ 200
Manual: Hemocytometer
CPT
89051
Test Alias
Cell Count, Pericardial Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid, Pleural Fluid, Synovial Fluid