General Information

Alias: BM Stain, Bone Marrow Stain, Wright Giemsa stain

Performed: Mon-Fri

Turn Around Time: 7 working days

CPT Codes: 88313

Performed By: Hematology

Notes: Wright Giemsa Stained smears are used for morphologic examaination of the bone marrow.

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Components

No component information is available.

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Specimen Requirements

Type	Container	Volume	Units	Collection / Delivery	Storage / Transport	Off Campus
Tissue: Bone Marrow Aspirate and Bone Marrow Trephine (core) biopsy, and blood requires smears. Blood sample must be <8 hours old.	Lavender EDTA(K2), 4mL	1 to 2	ML		Room Temp

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