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HelpTest Code LAB296 Reticulocyte Count
Performing Laboratory
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center / Asante Three Rivers Medical Center
Specimen Minimum Volume
1.0 ml
Billing Code
3050061
Methodology
Automated analyzer and manual New Methylene Blue as supravital stain for detecting reticulum in RBC.
Performing Department
Hematology
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Routine - same day
ASAP - 2 hours after receipt of specimen in lab
STAT - 1 hour after receipt of specimen in lab
Test Classification and CPT Coding
85046 - Blood count; reticulocyte, automated
Additional Information
Evaluating erythropoietic activity.
Increased in acute and chronic hemorrhage, hemolytic anemias. Evaluating erythropoietic response to antianemic therapy. Demonstration of an increase in the number of circulating reticulocytes provides reliable and inexpensive evidence of increased red cell production.
Specimen Transport Temperature and Stability
Stable refrigerated at 2°- 8° C for 24 hours
Reasons for Rejection
Hemolysis
Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
Lacking Two Patient Identifiers:
1-Patient's First & Last name
2-Patient's Date of Birth
Clotted specimen