Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Synovial fluid, Crystal Build info

Synonyms

  • SYNOVIAL FLUID, CRYSTAL
  • JOINT
  • CRYSTALS IN SYNOVIAL FLUID
  • LAB213

Short Name

SYNOVIAL FLU CRYS

Procedure Master Number

LAB213

Procedure ID

1074

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 Abscess Amputation Bone Bone Marrow Buccal Catheter Hardware/Implants Joint Misc

Specimen Types

 Synovial Fluid

Container

Screw Cap

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Container or tube without anti-coagulant preferred
Specimen:  Synovial fluid
Transport Temperature:  Ambient ( stabile 24 hours); Refrigerated >24 hours

Transport Instructions

Ambient ( stabile 24 hours); Refrigerated >24 hours

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Polarized Light Microscopy

Days Performed

Sunday though Saturday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

89060
LOINC Code:  6825-4

PDM

 5600160

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CRYSTALS, SYNOVIAL FLUID TUBE CRYSTALSSFT CRYSTALS, SYNOVIAL FLUID TUBE Crystals, Synovial Fluid Tube
CRYSTALS, SYNOVIAL FLUID COLOR CRYSTALSSFC CRYSTALS, SYNOVIAL FLUID COLOR Crystals, Synovial Fluid Color
SYNOVIAL FLUID CLARITY SYNOVFLDCL SYNOVIAL FLUID CLARITY Synovial Fluid Clarity
SYNOVIAL FLUID CRYSTAL IDENTIFICATION SYNOVFLDCRID SYNOVIAL FLUID CRYSTAL IDENTIFICATION Synovial Fluid Crystal Identification