Available tests, sample type, turnaround time, price and booking options
Test name
Test role
Sample type
Turnaround
Price
Booking
PAS Periodic Acid Schiff Stain Blood Bone Marrow Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow in a Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
See timing detailsResults are typically available within one week.
KSh 1,146
Sudan Black B Stain Blood Bone Marrow Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow from 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
See timing detailsApproximately one week.
KSh 1,146
Bone Marrow Iron Stain Test
First-line screen
Minimum of 4 smears of bone marrow aspirate and 2 peripheral blood smears. Smears must be fixed in 95% ethanol for 30 minutes, air-dried, and shipped in a slide mailer.
Timing on request
KSh 1,006
Bone Marrow Examination Panel 1 Test
First-line screen
2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow Aspirate in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube; 4 Bone Marrow Aspirate Smears; 4 mL (2 mL min) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube; 2 peripheral blood smears. A duly filled Bone Marrow Examination Requisition Form (Form 14) is mandatory.
See timing detailsConfirm turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
KSh 2,480
Bone Marrow Examination Panel 2 Test
First-line screen
2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow Aspirate in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 4 Bone Marrow Aspirate Smears (air-dried and fixed in 100% Methanol for 30 minutes), 4 mL (2 mL min) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 2 peripheral blood smears (air-dried and fixed in 100% Methanol for 30 minutes). A Bone Marrow Trephine biopsy in 10% formal saline is also required. A duly filled Bone Marrow Examination Requisition Form (Form 14) is mandatory.
Timing on request
KSh 6,000
Bone Marrow Trephine Biopsy Panel Test
First-line screen
Bone marrow specimen submitted in 10% Formal-saline.
5 Working DaysResults are typically available within 5 working days after sample receipt. Sample collection is available daily by 6 PM.
KSh 2,878
Chimerism Postengraftment Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (usually EDTA tube) or Bone Marrow sample. Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 16,000
Chimerism Split Cell Analysis B Cell CD19 Test
First-line screen
4 ml (2 ml minimum) whole blood or bone marrow collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
7 Working DaysResults are typically available within 7 working days after the sample is received by the laboratory.
KSh 21,000
Chimerism Split Cell Analysis Myeloid Cell CD15 Test
First-line screen
4 ml (2 ml minimum) whole blood or bone marrow collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 21,000
FISH Multiple Myeloma with Positive Selection of CD138 Cells Test
First-line screen
Bone marrow sample (preferred) or whole blood sample. Bone marrow: 4 mL (2 mL minimum) in a Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube. Whole blood: 5 mL (3 mL minimum).
Timing on request
KSh 33,000
FISH Opposite Sex BMT XX XY Test
First-line screen
5 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood or 4 mL (2 mL minimum) bone marrow collected in 2 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tubes.
4 Working DaysSample collected daily by 4 PM; report available in 4 working days. Confirm current turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
KSh 12,000
Giemsa Stain Peripheral Blood Bone Marrow Test
First-line screen
Peripheral blood sample and/or bone marrow aspirate.
See timing detailsResults are typically available the next working day.
KSh 912
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 10 Antigens PCR Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
KSh 49,140
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 6 Antigens Luminex Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 6 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 34,632
Immature Platelet Fraction IPF Test
First-line screen
3 mL (1 mL minimum) whole blood collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 1,404
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry CD117 Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry FMC7 Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Kappa Lambda Light Chains Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube and 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in a Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) bone marrow in a Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 11,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD MPO Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD15 Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD34 Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, OR 3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry CD36 Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, OR 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD49d Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Same DaySame-day reporting is typically available.
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry IgG Heavy Chain Surface Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube and 3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Same DaySame day reporting if the sample is received by 9 am.
KSh 7,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Leukemia Diagnostic Comprehensive Profile Any 6 Markers Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) Bone Marrow Aspirate / whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood / Bone Marrow Aspirate in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. A duly filled Chromosome & FISH analysis requisition form (Form 17) is mandatory.
Timing on request
KSh 40,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Leukemia Diagnostic Panel AML Characterization Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in one Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND one Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) Bone Marrow in one Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube AND an Aspirate Smear.
Timing on request
KSh 29,000
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Lymphoma Diagnostic Panel Test
First-line screen
Blood (3 mL in Lavender Top tube), Bone Marrow (3 mL in Green Top tube), Body Fluids (50 mL in sterile container), or Lymph Node Aspirate (1 mL in normal saline). Clinical history is required.
Timing on request
KSh 44,000
Myeloperoxidase MPO Stain Blood Bone Marrow Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) Bone Marrow collected in a Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
See timing detailsConfirm turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
KSh 1,053
Reticulocyte Count Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube).
Timing on request
KSh 819
TERT Gene Pulmonary Fibrosis and/or Bone Marrow Failure Telomere-Related Type 1 Genetic Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (typically collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 40,000
First-line screen
PAS Periodic Acid Schiff Stain Blood Bone Marrow Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow in a Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
See timing detailsResults are typically available within one week.
Price
KSh 1,146
First-line screen
Sudan Black B Stain Blood Bone Marrow Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow from 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
See timing detailsApproximately one week.
Price
KSh 1,146
First-line screen
Bone Marrow Iron Stain Test
Sample type
Minimum of 4 smears of bone marrow aspirate and 2 peripheral blood smears. Smears must be fixed in 95% ethanol for 30 minutes, air-dried, and shipped in a slide mailer.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 1,006
First-line screen
Bone Marrow Examination Panel 1 Test
Sample type
2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow Aspirate in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube; 4 Bone Marrow Aspirate Smears; 4 mL (2 mL min) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube; 2 peripheral blood smears. A duly filled Bone Marrow Examination Requisition Form (Form 14) is mandatory.
Turnaround
See timing detailsConfirm turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
Price
KSh 2,480
First-line screen
Bone Marrow Examination Panel 2 Test
Sample type
2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone Marrow Aspirate in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 4 Bone Marrow Aspirate Smears (air-dried and fixed in 100% Methanol for 30 minutes), 4 mL (2 mL min) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 2 peripheral blood smears (air-dried and fixed in 100% Methanol for 30 minutes). A Bone Marrow Trephine biopsy in 10% formal saline is also required. A duly filled Bone Marrow Examination Requisition Form (Form 14) is mandatory.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 6,000
First-line screen
Bone Marrow Trephine Biopsy Panel Test
Sample type
Bone marrow specimen submitted in 10% Formal-saline.
Turnaround
5 Working DaysResults are typically available within 5 working days after sample receipt. Sample collection is available daily by 6 PM.
Price
KSh 2,878
First-line screen
Chimerism Postengraftment Test
Sample type
Blood sample (usually EDTA tube) or Bone Marrow sample. Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
Chimerism Split Cell Analysis B Cell CD19 Test
Sample type
4 ml (2 ml minimum) whole blood or bone marrow collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Turnaround
7 Working DaysResults are typically available within 7 working days after the sample is received by the laboratory.
Price
KSh 21,000
First-line screen
Chimerism Split Cell Analysis Myeloid Cell CD15 Test
Sample type
4 ml (2 ml minimum) whole blood or bone marrow collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 21,000
First-line screen
FISH Multiple Myeloma with Positive Selection of CD138 Cells Test
Sample type
Bone marrow sample (preferred) or whole blood sample. Bone marrow: 4 mL (2 mL minimum) in a Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube. Whole blood: 5 mL (3 mL minimum).
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 33,000
First-line screen
FISH Opposite Sex BMT XX XY Test
Sample type
5 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood or 4 mL (2 mL minimum) bone marrow collected in 2 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tubes.
Turnaround
4 Working DaysSample collected daily by 4 PM; report available in 4 working days. Confirm current turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
Price
KSh 12,000
First-line screen
Giemsa Stain Peripheral Blood Bone Marrow Test
Sample type
Peripheral blood sample and/or bone marrow aspirate.
Turnaround
See timing detailsResults are typically available the next working day.
Price
KSh 912
First-line screen
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 10 Antigens PCR Test
Sample type
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
Price
KSh 49,140
First-line screen
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 6 Antigens Luminex Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 6 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 34,632
First-line screen
Immature Platelet Fraction IPF Test
Sample type
3 mL (1 mL minimum) whole blood collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 1,404
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry CD117 Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry FMC7 Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Kappa Lambda Light Chains Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube and 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in a Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) bone marrow in a Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 11,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD MPO Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD15 Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD34 Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, OR 3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry CD36 Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, OR 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry CD49d Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Same DaySame-day reporting is typically available.
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry IgG Heavy Chain Surface Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube and 3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Same DaySame day reporting if the sample is received by 9 am.
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Leukemia Diagnostic Comprehensive Profile Any 6 Markers Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) Bone Marrow Aspirate / whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood / Bone Marrow Aspirate in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. A duly filled Chromosome & FISH analysis requisition form (Form 17) is mandatory.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 40,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Leukemia Diagnostic Panel AML Characterization Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in one Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND one Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) Bone Marrow in one Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube AND an Aspirate Smear.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 29,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping by Flow Cytometry Lymphoma Diagnostic Panel Test
Sample type
Blood (3 mL in Lavender Top tube), Bone Marrow (3 mL in Green Top tube), Body Fluids (50 mL in sterile container), or Lymph Node Aspirate (1 mL in normal saline). Clinical history is required.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 44,000
First-line screen
Myeloperoxidase MPO Stain Blood Bone Marrow Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood collected in a Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL minimum) Bone Marrow collected in a Green Top (Sodium heparin) tube.
Turnaround
See timing detailsConfirm turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
Price
KSh 1,053
First-line screen
Reticulocyte Count Test
Sample type
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube).
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 819
First-line screen
TERT Gene Pulmonary Fibrosis and/or Bone Marrow Failure Telomere-Related Type 1 Genetic Test
Sample type
Blood sample (typically collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 40,000
Clinical context
Clinical testing guide & how to choose
Tests in Bone Marrow Examination & Stains answer different clinical questions. This catalogue supports a conversation with your clinician or counselor; it does not establish a diagnosis or replace an individual assessment.
Choosing a test
A comprehensive panel measures several related markers, while a single-marker test addresses a more focused question. A larger panel is not automatically the right choice. Discuss your symptoms, previous results and referral with a qualified clinician before selecting tests. Results should not be interpreted in isolation.
Before sample collection
Confirm the required tube, sample volume, any fasting instructions and the collection deadline for your chosen test. Tell the collection team about medication and recent treatment. Do not stop prescribed medication unless your clinician advises it. Home collection depends on the sample’s handling and transport requirements.
Common questions
Questions before booking
Should I choose a panel or a single-marker test for Bone Marrow Examination & Stains?+
A comprehensive panel measures several related markers, while a single-marker test addresses a more focused question. A larger panel is not automatically the right choice. Discuss your symptoms, previous results and referral with a qualified clinician before selecting tests. Results should not be interpreted in isolation. Free pre-test counselor guidance is available to help you understand the booking options.
Can I use SHIF/SHA or private insurance for these tests?+
Coverage depends on your scheme, the specific test, referral and authorization requirements, and the provider arrangement. Before booking, ask the laboratory and your insurer to verify eligibility, any co-payment, and whether direct billing or reimbursement applies. Listing a test here does not guarantee insurance coverage.
When should I arrange sample collection?+
Check the sample and preparation notes for the specific test, then confirm the collection time and reporting deadline with the laboratory. Same-day reporting, where listed, may depend on a collection cutoff and working days. Nationwide and home sample collection are available subject to location, sample suitability and transport arrangements.
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