Last Modified:
8/30/2023 12:09:03 PM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Cerebrospinal Fluid in CSF Sterile Collection tube
Collection Instructions:
Do not centrifuge
Physician to obtained via lumbar puncture
Note on specimen and order if specimen is Shunt Fluid
Minimum Volume:
0.5 mL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
Cell Count:
30 minutes Ambient
30 minutes Refrigerated
Glucose & Protein - 3 days Refrigerated
4 hours on cells
Reference Range:
Cell Count: RBC: 0/uL; WBC: 0 - 5/uL
Glucose: 40 - 75 mg/dL
Protein: 15 - 45 mg/dL
For Culture information click here
Critical Ranges:
Any microorganism present on smear
Test Comments:
If > or = 5 WBC/cumm a differential will be reflexed and charged
Due to interferences associated with PHL methodology, CSF protein measurements may not be accurate if intrathecal or intraventricular aminoglycosides have been administered; or aminoglycosides have been administered under conditions that may result in the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier.
Methodology:
Multiple
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Stat Eligible:
Yes
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Dekalb Hospital, Parkview Huntington Hospital, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, Parkview Noble Hospital, Parkview Randallia Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Southwest , Parkview Wabash Hospital, Parkview Warsaw , Parkview Whitley Hospital
PHL Test Code:
CFEC1
EPIC Test Code:
LAB2688
Alternate Test Names:
CSF Panel; CSF Panel, ECC
Included Tests:
CSF Cell Count [Clarity; Color; Red Blood Cell Count (RBC); White Blood Cell Count (WBC)]; CSF Glucose; CSF Protein, CSF Culture
CPT Coding:
82945, 84155, 89050 (Reflex 89051)
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