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Performing Laboratory
GenPath/Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.
Methodology
Histology
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Bone marrow core
Container/Tube: Container with formalin
Specimen Volume: Entire core
Causes for Specimen Rejection:
-No patient ID on specimen
-Patient ID on specimen and requisition doesn’t match
-Incorrect fixative (tube/solution)
-Specimen without GenPath/Bio-Reference requisition
-Frozen specimen
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient/Frozen NO
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Saturday
Turnaround Time:
24 to 48 hours
Test Classification and CPT Coding
88305-Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic
88311-Decalcification
88313 x 2-Special stains; group II, all other (eg, iron, trichrome), except immunocytochemistry and immunoperoxidase stains, including interpretation and report, each