Peripheral Blood Smear
A pathologist looks at the blood film itself — cell shapes, immature cells, parasites. Ordered when a count is abnormal or the cause of anaemia is unclear
Also known as Blood picture, PBS, Peripheral smear examination
₹126/-Free collection on orders above ₹500/-
- Reports within
- 8 hours
- Parameter included
- 01see list
- Sample
- Blood
- Fasting
- Not needed
Collected at home
A trained phlebotomist visits at a time you pick, from the next hour
Sealed single-use kit
Opened in front of you, and carried to the lab under controlled conditions
Report within 8 hours
On WhatsApp and email, with any value outside the normal range highlighted
Smear parameters1 measured
Peripheral smear
Normocytic normochromic; no abnormal cells
Reference ranges are the lab's defaults for adults and are printed on the report beside every value
Commonly tested together
Often on the same prescription
What happens after you book
- A phlebotomist is assigned and reaches you in your chosen slot, as soon as the next hour
- The sample is collected with a sealed single-use kit and moved on a cold chain
- The report lands on WhatsApp and email within 8 hours