Stone Analysis
| Label Mnemonic: | STONE |
| Epic code: | LAB4094 |
| Downtime form: | Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Calculi specimen (air dried)
Collection Medium:
| Miscellaneous container; contact laboratory |
Rejection Criteria:
Any collection or shipping container with a needle attached.
Turn Around
Time:
1–4 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
By Report
Interpretive Data:
Calculi are the products of physiological processes that yield crystalline compounds in a matrix of biological substances and blood. The clinically significant crystalline components identified in calculi specimens are reported. Matrix components are not reported.
Methodology:
Quantitative Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy/Quantitative Polarizing Microscopy
CPT Code:
82365
Calculi specimens transported in liquid or contaminated with blood require special handling which will delay analysis. Samples that are wrapped in tape or embedded in wax will delay or prevent analysis and should not be submitted.