Alert

CBC (Complete Blood Count)

Tube Type

Test ID LAB294
EPIC Order CBC
CPT Code(s) 85027
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station 30 Routine: 888 STAT
Specimen Routine: Blood/lavender EDTA tube; 1.0 mL minimum volume
Micro: 0.5 mL blood/lavender EDTA microtainer device
Stability
Unspun Room Temp - 24 hrs
Unspun Refrigerated - 24 hrs
Frozen - NO
Availability Routine: 24 Hours/Day
STAT: YES
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hrs.
  STAT: 30 min
Reference Range Normal & Critical: See Table (Opens in new window - close to return)

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 25, 2025

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