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HelpEPIC CODE: LAB295 Red Blood Cell Count
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: RBC
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital
Collect
One 5 mL lavender (EDTA). (Min: 0.5 mL drawn in 3 mL lavender)
Storage/Transport Temperature
3 mL whole blood (lavender, EDTA). (Min: 0.5 mL of thoroughly mixed whole blood)
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Ambient (room temperature): 4 hours; Refrigerated: 24 hours
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen samples.
Days Performed
Hematology (Sunday – Saturday)
Methodology
Automated Cell Count
Reference Interval
| RBC (x10*6uL) | ||
| Male | Female | |
| 0-14 days | 4.10-5.55 | 4.12-5.74 |
| 15 days-4 weeks | 3.16-4.63 | 3.32-4.80 |
| 5 weeks-7 weeks | 3.02-4.22 | 2.93-3.87 |
| 8 weeks-5 months | 3.43-4.80 | 3.45-4.75 |
| 6 months – 23 months | 4.03-5.07 | 3.97-5.01 |
| 24 months- 35 months | 3.89-4.97 | 3.84-4.92 |
| 3-5 years | 4.00-5.10 | 4.00-5.10 |
| 6-10 years | 4.10-5.20 | 4.10-5.20 |
| 11-14 years | 4.20-5.30 | 4.10-5.10 |
| 15-17 years | 4.30-5.70 | 3.80-5.00 |
| Adult | 4.33-5.44 | 3.92-4.97 |
CPT Codes
85041