Test Code CSF COUNT Cell Count and Differential, Spinal Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Decatur Morgan Hospital-Decatur Campus

Specimen Requirements

1 mL of spinal fluid. Send specimen in a screw-capped, sterile vial. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Reference Values

Differential performed on ≥10 WBC/cmm

Test Classification and CPT Coding

89050-cell count

89051-cell count with differential (if applicable)