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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB213 SYNOVIAL CRYSTAL SCREEN

Important Note

EDTA TUBE MUST BE POURED INTO STERILE CONTAINER AND MARKED AS EDTA.

PREFERRED SPECIMEN IS SYNOVIAL FLUID IN STERILE CUP WITHOUT EDTA.

Fill out form 90085.782 Body Fluid Cyrstal submission form completely.

Prepare cytospin slide to be used for crystal identification.

Send refrigerated aliquot of fluid in a sterile tube and the prepared unstained cytospin slide to Rock Island Hematology for Pathologist review.  

If unable to make an additional cytospin slide for crystal ID due to small volume specimen, send stained cytospin slide used for differential.

Additional Codes

SQ: SCRYST

SPECIMEN

SYNOVIAL FLUID IN A STERILE CUP

IF SPECIMEN IS BROUGHT TO LAB IN AN EDTA TUBE POUR THE SPECIMEN INTO A STERILE CUP AND NOTE ON THE CONTAINER IT WAS FROM AN EDTA TUBE.

Acceptable in order of preference:

Liquid sodium heparin tube

liquid EDTA tube

Unacceptable: Tubes that contain lypophilized EDTA 

Performing Laboratory

TRINITY ROCK ISLAND

CPT Code

89060

MINIMUM VOLUME

1 ML