Flow Cytometry Panel
Generic Flow Panel
- Tech Only CPT
- Tech Pro CPT 88184, 88185
- PowerPath Code
- Schedule Monday to Friday (Weekends by arrangement for clinically urgent Flow diagnostics)
- Turn Around Time 1 Day
- Disease State Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Methodology Flow Cytometry
Specimen Requirements
Container Type: Bone Marrow or Peripheral Blood in Heparin or EDTA. Tissue in RPMI or Sterile container with saline solution. Body Fluids in RPMI or Sterile container.
Preferred Volume: Bone Marrow or Peripheral Blood: 1.0 - 5.0ml.
Tissue: 1cm (greatest dimension) in 2ml of RPMIBody Fluids: 1.0-5.0ml
Diagnostic Utility
Pathologist will review clinical information and all pathologic material available (bone marrow, peripheral blood,fluid and/ortissue)and will orderappropriate flow studies as medically necessary.
Required Patient Info
1. Referring pathologist'sclinical consideration/differential diagnosis, the patient’s name, DOB, DOC and recent treatments.
2. CBC report for Peripheral Blood.
Storage and Transportation
Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood: 48-72hrs transport at room temperature.
Tissue and Body Fluids: 24hrs. Transport refrigerated.
Cause for Rejection
Specimens without 2 (two) patient identifiers. Incorrect anticoagulant or lack of anticoagulant, frozen or incorrectly stored specimens (i.e. excessive heat or cold), severely hemolyzed specimens (minimal hemolysis will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis), broken or leaking tubes, specimens received with needles affixed, submitted in fixative - no fixative is acceptable!, specimen age: >72 hours for peripheral blood and >5 days for bone marrow *see note below, clotted specimens (small clots are acceptable-others evaluated on a case-by-case basis), contamination (bacterial, fungal, drug interaction, chylous, etc.), incorrectly labeled specimens or insufficient transport media for tissues and FNA’s.
*Note: Peripheral blood specimens >72-hours old are reported on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the pathologist reviewing the case. Bone marrow specimens >5-days old are reported on a case-by-base basis and must be approved by the pathologist reviewing the case.
CellNetix does NOT accept specimens where prion diseases (CJD or other types of TSEs) are suspected. These specimens should be sent by the provider directly to the National Prion Pathology Surveillance Center at Case Western Reserve University.
Retention
1 week