| Test Name: | Reticulocyte Count |
| Epic Order Code: | LAB296 | | |
| CPT Code: | 85045 | | |
| Specimen(s) Type: | Whole blood; 2.0 mL minimum volume |
| Acceptable Container(s): |  Tube top in purple (lavender) |
| Testing Schedule: | 24 hours/day, 7 days/week |
| Turn Around Time: | STAT: 1 hour | | |
| | Routine: 4 hours | | |
| Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Collect specimen by standard phlebotomy procedures. |
| Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. |
| Reference Client: | If unable to deliver to the lab immediately, store and transport specimen at 2-8° C. Specimen must be received in the lab within 48 hours. |
| Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient quantity, incorrect/delay in transport, grossly hemolyzed, clotted. |
| Reference Range: | Automated Method: 0.5-2.3% |
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| Additional Information: | Patients receiving large numbers of transfusions will reduce value. All reticulocyte counts are automatically corrected to a hematocrit of 45%. |