Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Test Name

Reticulocytes

Synonyms

Reticulocyte Count
Retics
Retic Count

External Price (excl. GST)

14

Constituent Tests

• Ret-He

Adult Specimen

3 mL blood EDTA (purple)

Paediatric Specimen

300uL whole blood EDTA microtainer (purple)

Aliquot Transport

Department

Haematology

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

2 hours

Method

Sysmex XN Analyser - Flow Cytometry

Unit of measurement

x10E9/l

Reference interval

Additional Information

Minimum Volume

Registration Code

RET

HL7 mapping code

$RET

LOINC Code

14196-0