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HelpTest Code FBCB Genetics, Fibroblast Biopsy
Specimen Required
2×3mm fresh tissue submitted in culture transport medium
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: See Instructions
Refrigerated: See Instructions
Frozen: See Instructions
Method Name
Tissue Culture
Includes
If cells from the submitted specimen do not attach and
proliferate in culture, the test may be changed to a: Tissue
Culture Only or No Growth in Culture; or if results are not
possible, the test order may be canceled and replaced by a
Cytogenetics Communication.
Collection Container / Tube
Preferred: Sterile Container with culture transport media
Other Acceptable Container: Sterile Container w/Hanks ringer
solution or culture medium with antibiotics.
Transport / Storage Conditions
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Special Instructions
Please provide clinical history and any other
laboratory-specific information required by the testing
laboratory.
Specimen requirements: Tissue sample
2×3mm. Sterile container in Hanks’, or
Ringer’s solution or culture medium with antibiotics,
Refrigerate (do not freeze) specimen until pickup.
Ship refrigerated.
Specimen viability decreases during transit. Send specimen to
testing laboratory for viability determination. Do not
freeze. Do not reject.
This test is ordered for a tissue biopsy from which primary
monolayer cultures are required for further testing. These primary
cultures are expanded and monolayer cultures are sent to a
designated laboratory for testing.
Reference Values
See Laboratory Report
Day(s) Performed
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 35 days
CPT Codes
88233