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Specimen Requirements
Draw blood in a lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s), and send 3 mL of EDTA whole blood refrigerated.
Specimen Stability
Room temp - 24 hours
Refrigerated - 48 hours
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services
Reference Values
Adults
Percent reticulocytes: 0.5-2.5%
Absolute reticulocyte count: 22-100 x 10/µL
Methodology
Flow Cytometry
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
85045