Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), Cell count with Differential Build info

Synonyms

  • CSF CELL COUNT WITH DIFFERENTIAL
  • CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
  • DIFFERENTIAL
  • LAB212

Procedure Name

CSF CELL COUNT WITH DIFFERENTIAL

Procedure Master Number

LAB212

Procedure ID

1072

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 CSF Reservoir Lumbar Puncture VP Shunt Aspirate

Specimen Types

 Cerebrospinal Fluid

Container

CSF Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Sterile, screw top tube
Specimen: CSF, minimal volume 0.5ml
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: Within 24 hours of collection
                

Specimen Volume

CSF, minimal volume 0.5ml

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Within 24 hours of collection
                

Methodology

Manual/Neubauer Hemacytometer
Huntington Hospital Manual C-Chip Hemocytometer

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

89051

PDM

 5500470

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
TUBE TYPE TUBETYPE TUBE TYPE Tube Type
CSF COLOR COLORCSF COLOR CSF CSF Color
CSF APPEARANCE APPEARCSF APPEARANCE CSF CSF Appearance
APPEARANCE SPUN APPEARANCESP APPEARANCE SPUN CSF Appearance Spun
WBC CT WBCCSF WBC CSF CSF WBC Count
RBC COUNT, CSF RBCCSF RBC CSF CSF RBC Count
CSF SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS SEGSCSFABS SEGS CSF ABS CSF Neutrophil
CSF LYMPHOCYTES LYMPHSCSFABS LYMPHS CSF ABS CSF Lymphocyte
ATYPICAL LYMPHS ATYPLYMPH ATYPICAL LYMPHS CSF Atypical Lymphocyte
CSF MONOCYTES/MACROPHAGES MONOSCSFREL MONO MACRO CSF REL CSF Macrophage/Monocyte
EOSINOPHILS EOSABSCSF EOS ABS CSF CSF Eosinophil
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS - SPINAL FLUID NRBCSF NRBCSF, FLUID CSF NRBC
OTHER CELLS - SPINAL FLUID OTHERCELLSF OTHERCELLSF, FLUID CSF Other Cell
CSF COMMENTS COMMENTSCSF CSF COMMENTS CSF Comment
TOTAL CELLS COUNTED, SPINAL FLUID CELLS NUM OF CELLS CSF CSF Total Cells Counted

Result Interpretation

Total RBC  0
NRBC  0-0%
Color  No Color
Appearance  Clear
Appearance Spun  Colorless
   
Age 31 days to 150 years  
Total White Cell Count   0-5/ul
Segmented Neutrophils   0-6%
Lymphocyte  40-80%
Monocyte/Macrophage  15-45%
   
Age 0 days to 30 days  
Total White Cell Count   0-30/ul
Segmented Neutrophils   0-8%
Lymphocyte   5-35%
Monocytes  50-90%

 

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