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Notification Type
Back BILIRUBIN, TOTAL | |
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| Test Code:113 | Specimen Collection:Serum |
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| Collection Notes:Protect from light by wrapping a spun SST tube in foil or transferring serum to an amber transport tube. Moderate and grossly hemolyzed specimens will be rejected. Transport at room temperature. | |
| Clinical Utility:Bilirubin levels are useful in the diagnosis of metabolic, liver, hematologic, and hemolytic disorders. | |
| CPT Code:82247 | Testing Location:AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (1 mL) Refrigerated 5 Days Frozen 3 Months Lithium heparin plasma (1 mL) Refrigerated 5 Days Frozen 3 Months | |