Outpatient Bone Marrow Specimen Requirements

TEST	CONTAINER	MINIMUM	STORAGE
Path Evaluation of BM Aspirate	EDTA (Purple)	1 mL	Room Temp
Path Evaluation of BM Biopsy	10% formalin	1 cm	Room Temp
Leukemia Profile (Flow Cytometry)	EDTA (Purple)	1 mL Aspirate	Room Temp
Lymphoma Profile (Flow Cytometry)	EDTA (Purple)	1 mL Aspirate	Room Temp
Culture*	Heparin (Green), Sterile**	1 mL Aspirate	Room Temp
Fungus Culture*	Heparin (Green), Sterile**	1 mL Aspirate	Room Temp
Chromosome Analysis	Heparin (Green), Sterile**	3-5 mL Aspirate	Room Temp

* Draw in a heparinized syringe. Use a second syringe if collecting a culture.

** Heparin used in sample collection for culture or chromosome analysis testing should be preservative free.