BAL CD4/CD8

Alphabetical Test listing

BAL CD4/CD8-12402

Test name:

BAL CD4/CD8

Test number:

12402

Excellian order number:

LAB12402

Abbreviation:

BAL CD4/CD8

Alternate names:

BAL
Bronchoalveolar lavage T cell subsets

Tests included:

Tubes and Markers

Tube: BAL

Markers: CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD45

Useful for:

Monitor T-cell subsets in Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens

Limitations:

No pathologist interpretation will be included with this assay

Specimen type:

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

Collection container:

Sterile vial/container

Volume:

10 mL

Minimum volume:

1 mL

Processing instructions:

Place bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in a sterile vial/container (Falcon vial/tube - 50mL conical tube or other sterile screw capped container. Leave in its own fluid (do not add anti-coagulant) and do not spin

Transport container:

Falcon vial/tube - 15mL

Alternate transport container:

50mL sterile conical tube

Transport and stability:

Refrigerate

Reason for rejection:

Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
Wrong container (anticoagulant or solution)
Delay in transport
Improper storage
Interfering substances
Leaking container

Performing lab:

AHL - Flow Cytometry: F

Days set up:

Mo - Fr

TAT:

48 hrs

Method:

Flow Cytometry

Clinical information:

Tubes and markers:

Tube: BAL

Markers: CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD45

CPT codes:

88184
88185 x 3

Date created:

11/21/2014

Revised date:

02/13/2024

Review date:

01/09/2024