ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0080940: Lamellar Body Counts |
| Test Mnemonic: LBC | |
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Methodology: Automated Cell Count
Performed: Sun-Sat Reported: Within 24 hours |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: Amniotic fluid. Amniocentesis fluid preferred. Do not centrifuge.
Transport: 1 mL amniotic fluid at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.25 mL) Unacceptable Conditions: Vaginal pools containing mucous or grossly bloody samples. Frozen samples. Stability: Ambient:1 week; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: Unacceptable |
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| Reference Interval: |
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Mature Lung: 60 K particles/µL or greater Transitional Lung: 15-59 K particles/µL Immature Lung: 0-14 K particles/µL |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 83664 |