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25460 Body Fluid Cell Count

Body Fluid Cell Count
Test Code: BFCC
Synonyms/Keywords
​​​​Cell Count Body Fluid, BF Cell Ct
Test Components
​Total Nucleated Cell Count (WBC), Red Blood Cell Count
Useful For
​Screening to identify the presence of disease and aid in diagnosis.
Specimen Requirements
 
Fasting Required
 Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)​​
​No
​Body Fluid
(Not CSF)
​EDTA Lavender Top Tube (LTT)​​2 mL​1 mL​0.3 mL
Collection Processing Instructions
​Fluid transferred immediately into lavender top tube.  Mix by inverting tube 3-4 times.  Specimen must be delivered to the laboratory promptly after collection.  Indicate collection time.
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time​​
​Body Fluid (Not CSF) ​ ​Ambient ​<24 Hours
​Refrigerated ​<24 Hours
Rejection Criteria
Totally clotted samples ​​
Samples received in liquid dental transport medium​
Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation​​
​Beaver Dam
​​​Monday through Sunday
​​Less than 2 hours
​Laser Flow Cytometry/Sysmex XN-2000​
Weston
 ​​Monday through Sunday ​Less than 2 hours ​Unicel Beckman Coulter DxH, ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Eau Claire​ ​​Monday through Sunday ​​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Park Falls
 ​​Monday through Sunday ​​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
​Ladysmith Medical Center ​Monday through Sunday ​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Lakeview Medical Center​ ​​Monday through Sunday ​​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Marshfield​ ​Monday through Sunday ​2-4 hours ​Unicel Beckman Coulter DxH800, Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
​Minocqua​Monday through Sunday​Less than 2 hours​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
​Neillsville​Monday through Sunday​Less than 2 hours​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range​​
All Performing Sites ​TNC-BF = 0-200/uL
RBC-BF = 0/uL
Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comments​​
​89050
 ​ ​ ​ ​
Synonyms/Keywords
​​​​Cell Count Body Fluid, BF Cell Ct
Test Components
​Total Nucleated Cell Count (WBC), Red Blood Cell Count
Ordering Applications

Ordering Application Description

​Cerner
​Body Fluid Cell Count

If the ordering application you are looking for is not listed, contact your local laboratory for assistance.
Specimen Requirements
 
Fasting Required
 Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)​​
​No
​Body Fluid
(Not CSF)
​EDTA Lavender Top Tube (LTT)​​2 mL​1 mL​0.3 mL
Collection Processing
​Fluid transferred immediately into lavender top tube.  Mix by inverting tube 3-4 times.  Specimen must be delivered to the laboratory promptly after collection.  Indicate collection time.
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time​​
​Body Fluid (Not CSF) ​ ​Ambient ​<24 Hours
​Refrigerated ​<24 Hours
Rejection Criteria
Totally clotted samples ​​
Samples received in liquid dental transport medium​
Useful For
​Screening to identify the presence of disease and aid in diagnosis.
Test Components
​Total Nucleated Cell Count (WBC), Red Blood Cell Count
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range​​
All Performing Sites ​TNC-BF = 0-200/uL
RBC-BF = 0/uL
For more information visit:
Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation​​
​Beaver Dam
​​​Monday through Sunday
​​Less than 2 hours
​Laser Flow Cytometry/Sysmex XN-2000​
Weston
 ​​Monday through Sunday ​Less than 2 hours ​Unicel Beckman Coulter DxH, ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Eau Claire​ ​​Monday through Sunday ​​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Park Falls
 ​​Monday through Sunday ​​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
​Ladysmith Medical Center ​Monday through Sunday ​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Lakeview Medical Center​ ​​Monday through Sunday ​​Less than 2 hours ​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
Marshfield​ ​Monday through Sunday ​2-4 hours ​Unicel Beckman Coulter DxH800, Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
​Minocqua​Monday through Sunday​Less than 2 hours​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
​Neillsville​Monday through Sunday​Less than 2 hours​Manual Chamber Count, Cytospin
For billing questions, see Contacts
Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comments​​
​89050
 ​ ​ ​ ​
For most current information refer to the Marshfield Laboratory online reference manual.