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Test Code DIFFONLY Manual White Blood Cell (WBC) Differential, Blood

Specimen Requirements

Manual differential slide should be prepared within 1 hour of draw.

 

Draw blood in a lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s), and send 0.5 mL of EDTA whole blood refrigerated.

Performing Laboratory

Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services

Reference Values

SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS (“SEGS,” “POLYS”)

55-75%

LYMPHOCYTES
20-35%

MONOCYTES

0-9%
EOSINOPHILS
1-3% 
BASOPHILS
0-1%

Methodology

Manual Microscopy

Note:  If other testing (white blood count, absolute differential, etc.) is desired, order #CBCD “Complete Blood Count with Manual Differential, Blood.”

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85007