Bone Marrow Aspirate and Trephine Biopsy, Morphology
| Sunquest Code: | BMSPH | CoPath Code: | MARR |
| Epic Code: | LAB6 | ||
| Sunquest Code (non-Epic sites): | COPATH | ||
| Synonyms: | Biopsy, Bone Marrow Aspirate/Trephine; Trephine Biopsy | ||
| Methodology: | Microscopic | ||
| CPT Code: | ----------CPTCODES HERE---------- | ||
| Test Includes: | Examination of bone marrow aspirate, trephine biopsy and peripheral blood smears. | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Preliminary results are available in 24 hours, final results are reported within 48 hours. | ||
Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Bone marrow and peripheral blood. |
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Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Store at room temperature. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship slides in protective slide holder(s) and bone marrow aspirate(s) in a tightly sealed container at room temperature. Bone marrow core (trephine) biopsy submitted in a container of fixative that is tightly sealed must be sent in a separate sample transport bag at room temperature. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Hematopathology (UMMC-East Bank, Fairview Lakes - FLMC, Fairview Ridges - FRH, Fairview Northland - FNMC, Fairview Southdale - FSH) |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | Interpretive report by hematopathologist or pathologist. |
| Use: | Evaluation of patients with suspected disorders of the hematopoietic system including all forms of leukemia, anemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Also used for investigation of patients with metastatic malignancies. Nonmalignant disorders in which marrow biopsies are appropriate are suspected infectious processes (culture and examine for granulomas) and inherited metabolic disorders. |
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