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Test Code CBCW Complete Blood Count (CBC) Without Differential, Blood

Performing Laboratory

Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Lavender Top (EDTA) tube
Minimum Volume: 1ml

Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Lavender-top (EDTA) MICROTAINER(S)®

Minimum Volume: 0.25ml

Reference Values

WBC
0 days-7 months:  9.0-30.0 th/cmm
≥7 months-3 years:  6.0-17.5 th/cmm
≥3-7 years:  5.0-15.5 th/cmm
≥7-13 years:  4.5-13.5 th/cmm
≥13 years:  4.4-10.5 th/cmm
Alarm values (automatic call-back):  ≤2.0 th/cmm or ≥35.0 th/cmm
RBC
0-4 days:  4.0-6.6 mil/cmm
≥4-8 days:  3.9-6.3 mil/cmm
≥8-15 days:  3.6-6.2 mil/cmm
≥15-30 days:  3.0-5.4 mil/cmm
≥1-3 months:  2.7-4.9 mil/cmm
≥3-7 months:  3.1-4.5 mil/cmm
≥7 months-3 years:  3.7-5.3 mil/cmm
≥3-7 years:  3.9-5.3 mil/cmm
≥7-13 years:  4.0-5.2 mil/cmm
≥13 years Male:  4.5-6.0 mil/cmm

≥13 years Female:  4.0-5.1 mil/cmm
HEMOGLOBIN
0-4 days:  14.5-22.5 g/dL
≥4-8 days:  13.5-21.5 g/dL
≥8-15 days:  12.5-20.5 g/dL
≥15-31 days:  10.0-18.0 g/dL
≥1-3 months:  9.0-14.0 g/dL
≥3-7 months:  9.5-13.5 g/dL
≥7 months-3 years:  11.0-13.0 g/dL
≥3-7 years:  11.5-13.5 g/dL
≥7-13 years:  11.5-15.5 g/dL

≥13 years Female:  12.0-15.0 g/dL
≥13 years Male:  13.5-16.5 g/dL
Alarm value (automatic call-back):  ≤6.0 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT
0-4 days:  45.0-67.0%
≥4-8 days:  42.0-66.0%
≥8-15 days:  39.0-63.0%
≥15-31 days:  31.0-55.0%
≥1-3 months:  28.0-42.0%
≥3-7 months:  29.0-41.0%
≥7 months-3 years:  33.0-39.0%
≥3-7 years:  34.0-40.0%
≥7-13 years:  35.0-45.0%
≥13 years Male:  40.0-49.0%

≥13 years Female:  35.0-44.0%
Alarm value (automatic call-back):  ≤18.0%
MCV
0-4 days:  95-121 cu mic
≥4-8 days:  88-126 cu mic
≥8-15 days:  86-124 cu mic
≥15-31 days:  85-123 cu mic
≥1-3 months:  77-115 cu mic
≥3-7 months:  74-108 cu mic
≥7 months-3 years:  70-86 cu mic
≥3-7 years:  75-87 cu mic
≥7-13 years:  77-95 cu mic
≥13 years:  80-97 cu mic
MCH
0-4 days:  31.0-37.0 pg
≥4 days-1 month:  28.0-40.0 pg
≥1-3 months:  26.0-34.0 pg
≥3-7 months:  25.0-35.0 pg
≥7 months-3 years:  23.0-31.0 pg
≥3-7 years:  24.0-30.0 pg
≥7-13 years:  25.0-33.0 pg
≥13 years:  27.5-33.0 pg
MCHC
0-4 days:  29.0-37.0 g/dL
≥4-15 days:  28.0-38.0 g/dL
≥15 days-3 months:  29.0-37.0 g/dL
≥3 months-3 years:  30.0-36.0 g/dL
≥3-13 years:  31.0-37.0 g/dL
≥13 years:  33.0-36.0 g/dL
PLATELETS
0-13 years:  140-440 th/cmm
≥13 years:  150-400 th/cmm
Alarm values (automatic call-back):  ≤50 th/cmm or ≥900 th/cmm
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS
<20 years:  No established reference values
≥20 years:  40.0-70.0%
LYMPHOCYTES
<20 years:  No established reference values
≥20 years:  15.0-45.0%
MONOCYTES
<20 years:  No established reference values
≥20 years:  2.0-10.0%
EOSINOPHILS
<20 years:  No established reference values
≥20 years:  0.0-6.0%
BASOPHILS
<20 years:  No established reference values
≥20 years:  0.0-2.0%

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 24 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Multi-Parameter, Automated Cell Counter Utilizing Flow Cytometry, Beckman Coulter®

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85027