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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), Cell count with Differential

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Cerner Primary Mnemonic: CSF Cell Count
PDM 5500470
Informatics - WorkgroupHematology
Synonyms *CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
DIFFERENTIAL
Display Name *Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), Cell count with Differential
Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
CSF
Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs)
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short Name
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)
IP Orderable (inpatient) Yes
OP Orderable (outpatient) Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs
Special History No
Build CommentsCerebrospinal Fluid Cell Count (REMOVE #1)
Filter *
Cerner Site RestrictCohen's Children Medical Center
Forest Hills Hospital Laboratory
Glen Cove Hospital Laboratory
Huntington Hospital Laboratory
LIJ Valley Stream Hospital Laboratory
LabCorp Lab
Lenox Health Greenwich Village
Lenox Hill Laboratory
Long Island Jewish Med Ctr

New Island Lab
North Shore University Laboratory
Northern Westchester Hospital Labs
Northwell Health Laboratories
Peconic Bay Medical Center Laboratory
Phelps Memorial Hospital Labs
Plainview Hospital Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics
SIUH North Laboratory
SIUH Pouch Terminal Laboratory
SIUH Prince’s Bay Division Laboratory
SSUH Laboratory
Sunrise Lab
Syosset Hospital Laboratory
Cerner Results

Result Desc Result display Result PDM
CSF Other Cell CSF OTHER 5500500
CSF Neutrophils CSF NEUT 5500490
CSF Monocytes/Macrophages CF MON MAC 5500495
Tube Type TUBE TYPE 5500506
CSF Appearance CSF APPEAR 5500475
CSF Atypical Lymphocytes CSF ATLYMP 5500494
CSF Nucleated Red Cell Count CSF NRBC 5500498
Total Cells CSF Tot Cells CSF 2054733
CSF RBC Count CSF RBC CT 5500485
CSF Color CSF COLOR 5500478
CSF COMMENT CSF COMMENT 5500505
Total Nucleated Cell Ct CSF WBC CT 5500480
APPEARSPUN APPEARSPUN 5500477
CSF Eosinophils CSF EOS 5500496
CSF Lymphocytes CSF LYMPHS 5500492

Actual Epic Build 3/11/2025

PROCEDURE ID 1072
PDM 5500470
ORDER DISPLAY NAME Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), Cell count with Differential
PROCEDURE NAME CSF CELL COUNT WITH DIFFERENTIAL
PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER LAB212
SHORT PROCEDURE NAME CSF CELL COUNT WITH
CATEGORY CODE 7.0
CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME LAB BODY FLUIDS AND STOOLS ORDERABLES
SYNONYMS CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
DIFFERENTIAL
CLINICALLY ACTIVE Yes
ORDERABLE Yes
PERFORMABLE Yes
FILTER GENOMICS
REFERENCE LINK URL https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/1072
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE Cerebrospinal Fluid
SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST Cerebrospinal Fluid
SPECIMEN TYPE LIST Cerebrospinal Fluid
OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST Cerebrospinal Fluid
SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST CSF Reservoir
Lumbar Puncture
VP Shunt Aspirate
Amniotic Sac
CSF Reservoir
VP Shunt Aspirate
SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE Lumbar Puncture
SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE Lumbar Puncture
SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT APPEARCSF
APPEARANCESP
COLORCSF
WBC
RBCCSF
SEGSCSFABS
LYMPHSCSFABS
ATYPLYMPH
MONOSCSFREL
EOSABS
NRBCSF
OTHERCELLSF
COMMENTSCSF
CELLS
OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT APPEARCSF
APPEARANCESP
COLORCSF
WBC
RBCCSF
SEGSCSFABS
LYMPHSCSFABS
ATYPLYMPH
MONOSCSFREL
EOSABS
NRBCSF
OTHERCELLSF
COMMENTSCSF
CELLS
ORDER QUESTIONS []
ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS []
INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTION OVERRIDE
INPATIENT QUESTION OVERRIDE
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP RECORD NAME
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP RECORD NAME
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP
EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
EDP IP ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
EDP IP SPECIMEN SOURCE Per Rectum
EDP OP SPECIMEN SOURCE Per Rectum
EDP IP SPECIMEN TYPE Stool
Cerebrospinal Fluid
EDP OP SPECIMEN TYPE Cerebrospinal Fluid
Stool
DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S
DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T Cerebrospinal Fluid
DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S
DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T Cerebrospinal Fluid
IP ORDERABLE 1
OP ORDERABLE 1
STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS
STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS RECORD NAME
COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT
EPIC OP AOEs

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner)

Component IDComponent NameBase NameCommon NameExternal NameCerner Result PDM
3047805598.0 OTHER CELLS - SPINAL FLUID OTHERCELLSF OTHERCELLSF, FLUID 5500500
3047800177.0 CSF SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS SEGSCSFABS SEGS CSF ABS 5500490
3047800010.0 CSF MONOCYTES/MACROPHAGES MONOSCSFREL MONO MACRO CSF REL 5500495
3046000222.0 CSF APPEARANCE APPEARCSF APPEARANCE CSF 5500475
3047801215.0 ATYPICAL LYMPHS ATYPLYMPH ATYPICAL LYMPHS 5500494
3047805595.0 NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS - SPINAL FLUID NRBCSF NRBCSF, FLUID 5500498
3047800702.0 TOTAL CELLS COUNTED, SPINAL FLUID CELLS NUM OF CELLS CSF 2054733
3047800278.0 RBC COUNT, CSF RBCCSF RBC CSF RBC, CSF 5500485
3047800175.0 CSF COLOR COLORCSF COLOR CSF 5500478
3047802066.0 CSF COMMENTS COMMENTSCSF CSF COMMENTS 5500505
3047805262.0 WBC CT WBC WBC CSF WBC, CSF 5500480
3046000223.0 APPEARANCE SPUN APPEARANCESP APPEARANCE SPUN 5500477
3047802321.0 EOSINOPHILS EOSABS EOS ABS CSF Eosinophils Absolute 5500496
3047800176.0 CSF LYMPHOCYTES LYMPHSCSFABS LYMPHS CSF ABS 5500492