Specimen

Tissue

Minimum:

Two kidney biopsy cores

A completed requisition must accompany all requests. It should contain, 
the patient's name, number, date of biopsy, tissue source, biopsy site, 
clinical history, lab data (BUN, Creat. etc), and questions to be 
answered. Include other pertinent history and findings.

Delivery Instructions:

Keep at room temperature.  Do not refrigerate.  
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.

Testing Schedule:

0800-1630 Monday through Friday.  For additional services, 
contact Clinical Pathology Resident on-call at pager #3404.

Analytic Time:

2 days

Reference Range:

The pathologist will provide an interpretative report.

Comments:

Send biopsy on saline soaked gauze to Surgical Pathology Laboratory at 
5804 JPP (6-1859).  Lab personnel will triage the biopsy for light 
microscopy, EM, and Immunopathology.

If ANCA and AGBM assay are also desired, please submit 5 ml red top 
tube and A1a Immunopathology requisition.

Methodology:

Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy and Immunofluorescence

CPT Code:

88305(technical and professional)
88313 x4(technical and professional)
88348 (technical and professional)
88346 x9 (technical and professional)

See also:
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody, Serum
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Screen with Reflex Titer, Serum

See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery