Differential




Test Mnemonic

DIFF

CPT Codes

  • 85007 - QTY (1)

Aliases

  • White Blood Cell Morphology

Includes

  • Neutrophil %
  • Absolute Neutrophil
  • Lymphocyte %
  • Absolute Lymphocyte
  • Monocyte %
  • Absolute Monocyte
  • Eosinophil %
  • Absolute Eosinophil
  • Basophil %
  • Absolute Basophil

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
2.5 mLWhole bloodEDTA (Lavender)See noteRefrigeratedFill tube at least half of full volume.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient24 hours
Refrigerated48 hours
FrozenUnacceptable

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

1.5 days

Methodology

Name Description
Automated Cell Counter 

Reference Range

Absolute Basophil
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days14 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.11K/uL
 15 Days30 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.07K/uL
 31 Days60 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.07K/uL
 61 Days179 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.07K/uL
 6 Months23 MonthsNormal0.00 - 0.06K/uL
 2 Years5 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.06K/uL
 6 Years11 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.06K/uL
 12 Years14 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.05K/uL
 15 Years99 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.10K/uL
Absolute Eosinophil
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days14 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.66K/uL
 15 Days30 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.80K/uL
 31 Days60 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.63K/uL
 61 Days179 DaysNormal0.00 - 0.74K/uL
 6 Months23 MonthsNormal0.00 - 0.82K/uL
 2 Years5 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.53K/uL
 6 Years11 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.52K/uL
 12 Years14 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.38K/uL
 15 Years99 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.45K/uL
Absolute Lymphocyte
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days14 DaysNormal1.75 - 8.00K/uL
 15 Days30 DaysNormal2.11 - 8.38K/uL
 31 Days60 DaysNormal2.29 - 9.14K/uL
 61 Days179 DaysNormal2.14 - 8.99K/uL
 6 Months23 MonthsNormal1.52 - 8.09K/uL
 2 Years5 YearsNormal1.13 - 5.77K/uL
 6 Years11 YearsNormal0.97 - 4.28K/uL
 12 Years14 YearsNormal0.97 - 3.33K/uL
 15 Years99 YearsNormal1.00 - 4.00K/uL
Absolute Monocyte
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days14 DaysNormal0.52 - 1.77K/uL
 15 Days30 DaysNormal0.28 - 1.38K/uL
 31 Days60 DaysNormal0.28 - 1.21K/uL
 61 Days179 DaysNormal0.24 - 1.17K/uL
 6 Months23 MonthsNormal0.25 - 1.15K/uL
 2 Years5 YearsNormal0.19 - 0.94K/uL
 6 Years11 YearsNormal0.19 - 0.85K/uL
 12 Years14 YearsNormal0.18 - 0.78K/uL
 15 Years99 YearsNormal0.00 - 0.86K/uL
Absolute Neutrophil
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Days14 DaysNormal1.60 - 6.75K/uL
 15 Days30 DaysNormal1.18 - 5.45K/uL
 31 Days60 DaysNormal0.83 - 4.68K/uL
 61 Days179 DaysNormal0.97 - 7.20K/uL
 6 Months23 MonthsNormal1.19 - 7.21K/uL
 2 Years5 YearsNormal1.54 - 8.29K/uL
 6 Years11 YearsNormal1.63 - 7.87K/uL
 12 Years14 YearsNormal1.54 - 7.47K/uL
 15 Years99 YearsNormal1.45 - 7.50K/uL

Special Info

This Order code for DIFF is to be used ONLY for an ADD-ON order for a previously resulted CBC.

Clinical Info

Determination of qualitative and quantitative variations in white cell numbers and morphology.