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Test Code WBCWD WBC w/ Differential, LAB334

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:
Preferred: 3 mL of EDTA whole blood
Specimen Volume: Minimum 0.5 mL of EDTA whole blood

Collection Instructions: Forward promptly.

Reference Values

WBC x 103/µL or th/mm3

MALE

FEMALE

AGE

NORMAL

AGE

NORMAL

≥13 years

4.50 – 11.00

≥13 years

4.50 – 11.00

7 – 13 years

4.50 – 13.50

7 – 13 years

4.50 – 13.50

4 – 7 years

5.50 – 15.00

4 – 7 years

5.50 – 15.00

2 – 4 years

6.00 – 17.00

2 – 4 years

6.00 – 17.00

4 months – 2 years

6.00 – 17.50

4 months – 2 years

6.00 – 17.50

1 – 3 months

5.00 – 20.00

1 – 3 months

5.00 – 20.00

7 – 30 days

5.00 – 21.00

7 – 30 days

5.00 – 21.00

0 – 6 days

9.00 – 38.00

0 – 6 days

9.00 – 38.00

NEUTROPHILS x 103/µL or th/mm3

LYMPHOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

AGE

ABSOLUTE

AGE

ABSOLUTE

0 – 30 days

  1.00 – 20.00

0 – 30 days

2.00 – 11.00

1 month – 2 months

1.00 – 9.00

1 month – 2 months

2.50 – 16.50

3 months – 5 months

1.00 – 8.50

3 months – 5 months

4.00 – 13.50

6 months – 4 years

1.50 – 8.50

6 months-11 months

4.00 – 10.50

5 – 17 years

1.70 – 7.50

1 year

3.00 – 9.50

≥18 years

1.30 – 6.00

2 years – 4 years

2.00 – 8.00

 

 

5 – 17 years

1.25 – 7.00

 

 

≥18 years

1.30 – 3.50

MONOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

EOSINOPHILS x 103/µL or th/mm3

AGE

ABSOLUTE

AGE

ABSOLUTE

0 – 30 days

0.54 – 1.80

0 – 30 days

0.00 – 0.90

1 month – 2 months

0.35 – 1.37

≥1 month

0.00 – 0.60

≥3 months

0.30 – 0.90

 

 

 

BASOPHILS x 103/µL or th/mm3

ATYPICAL LYMPHOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

AGE

ABSOLUTE

AGE

Percent

0 – 30 days

0.00 – 0.40

≥11 years

0.0 – 3.0

1 month – 17 years

0.00 – 0.14

0 days – 11 years

0.0 – 5.0

≥18 years

0.00 – 0.09

 

 

 

IMMATURE GRANULOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

   

AGE

PERCENT

   

≥2 years

0.0 – 1.0

   

1 month – 2 years

0.0 – 2.0

   

4 days – 1 month

0.0 – 2.0

   

2 – 4 days

0.0 – 3.0

 

 

0 -  2 days

0.0 – 5.0

METAMYELOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

MYELOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

AGE

PERCENT

AGE

PERCENT

≥2 years

0.0 – 1.0

≥2 days

0.0

1 month – 2 years

0.0 – 2.0

0 – 2 days

0.0 – 1.0

4 days – 1 month

0.0 – 2.0

 

 

2 – 4 days

0.0 – 3.0

 

 

0 -  2 days

0.0 – 5.0

 

 

PROMYELOCYTES x 103/µL or th/mm3

BLASTS x 103/µL or th/mm3

AGE

PERCENT

AGE

PERCENT

All ages

0.0

All ages

0.0

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Useful For

Determination of White Blood Cell Count

Methodology

Electronic Resistance Detection

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85048

Critical Values

 

Less than

Greater than

WBC (0-30 days)

5.0 x 103/µL

50.0 x 103/µL

WBC (>30 days)

2.0 x 103/µL

40.0 x 103/µL

Neutrophil (absolute)

0.50 x 103/µL

 

Analytical Time

STAT within 1 hour upon receipt

Routine within 2 hours upon receipt