Maternal Cell Contamination

Tube Type = Gold Top

Tube Type

Test ID   LAB6039
EPIC Order
   MATERNAL CELL CONTAMINATION
CPT Code(s)   81265
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Cytogenetics
Tube Station   30; or Deliver to Core Laboratory
Specimen Routine: 3 mL whole blood/lavender EDTA tube  
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
Comments Call the Cytogenetics Lab at 984-974-1790 with questions.

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 14, 2026

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