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Test Code LAB296 Reticulocyte Count, Automated

Specimen Requirement

2.5 – 5.0 mL EDTA whole blood

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL EDTA whole blood

Specimen Stability

8 hours at 20-25° C
48 hours at 4° C

Testing Schedule

Daily

Reference Range

Female:   0.5 - 1.7%

                Abs. # 0.016 – 0.078 m/ul

                IRF  3.0 – 15.9%

 

Male:       0.5 - 1.8 %

                Abs. # 0.026 – 0.095 m/ul

                IRF  2.3 – 13.4%

 

Ret.Hgb   28.2 - 35.7pg

Testing Department

Hematology/Coagulation

Method

Flowcytometry using semiductor laser

CPT Code

85045