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Test Code WBC White Blood Count (WBC), Blood

Performing Laboratory

MaineGeneral Medical Center

Reference Values

0-8 days:  6.0-25.0 1,000/cu mm

9 days-24 months:  5.0-14.0 1,000/cu mm

2-9 years:  4.8-10.8 1,000/cu mm

10-17 years:  4.8-10.8 1,000/cu mm

≥18 years:  4.8-10.8 1,000/cu mm

Critical values (automatic call-back):  <1.0 1,000/cu mm or >30 1,000/cu mm

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 24 hours of draw.

Capillary specimens collected in a MAP microtube must be tested with in 4 hours of collection.

Keep specimens refrigerated.

Draw blood in a lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s) and send refrigerated. The tube must be at least 1/2 the expected fill volume. For pediatric specimen, draw a full, pink-top (EDTA) MAP microtube. (Clotted specimen is not acceptable.)

Note:  Label specimen with patient’s name (first and last), date of birth, date and time of draw, and phlebotomist’s initials.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85048