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Performing Laboratory
GenPath/Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.
Methodology
Pathology Review
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Bone marrow
Container/Tube: Slide
Specimen Volume: 5 slides
Collection Instructions: Submit 5 unstained, dry bone marrow slides in a slide holder.
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
85097-Bone marrow, smear interpretation
88313-Special stains; group II, all other (eg, iron, trichrome), except immunocytochemistry and immunoperoxidase stains, including interpretation and report, each