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HelpTest ID BLOD1409 PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR EXAMINATION
Specimen Type/Requirements
Peripheral blood smears`
Performed Test Frequency
Monday-Friday
Methodology
Microscopy
CPT
85060
Container Type
Routine peripheral smear: 2 unstained peripheral blood
smears
Malaria/tick-borne disease exam: 2 thick and 2 thin unstained
peripheral blood smears
Stability
Room Temp: 7 days
Refrigerated: NA
Frozen: NA
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Instructions
A proper thick smear is thin enough that print may be read
through it while wet.
Caution: If the smear is too thick, the film may peel from the
slide when stained.