May 2014—Checklist requirement HEM.23050 regarding reference intervals includes a note that if absolute cell counts are reported with their reference ranges, then percent cell count reference ranges should not be reported because they can lead to misinterpretation of CBC data. I understand that many laboratories, like ours, have been reporting reference ranges for both absolute and percent cell counts, and I would like to clarify whether this is permissible.
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