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Published on December 21, 2023

B-Cell Phenotyping Profile 

Tube Type = Abient

Tube Type x 3

Ambient & Refrigerated

Test ID LAB11571
EPIC ORDER B-CELL PHENOTYPING PROFILE
CPT Code(s) 86355, 86357, 86359, 86360, 86356
Group/Individual Test Individual 
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 30
Specimen Routine:

3.0 mL blood/lavender EDTA, Ambient and 2 x 3.0 mL blood/lavender EDTA, Refrigerated
Micro:

1.0 mL blood, Ambient and 5.0 mL blood, Refrigerated
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory- Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time 5 days
Reference Range Normal: See separate report
Comments
  • AKA Immune Cell B-cell subsets (IABCS)
  • Shipping Instructions

Specimens must be received in the McLendon Core Laboratory weekdays (except Friday) by 3 p.m. on Thursday. Samples received on Fridays or weekend days will be cancelled. 

  • Collection Instructions

Three separate EDTA whole blood specimens are required: 2 refrigerated and 1 at ambient transport temperature.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 02, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514