- TBIL
Bilirubin, Total
Specimen:
Test Code
TBIL
Specimen Name
Bilirubin, Total
Collect
1-SST Also acceptable Lithium-Heparin
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum or Plasma Refrigerated
Special Handling
Specimen must be completely spun with in one hour of collection. If no gel seperator serum or plasma must be removed from cells and stored in a specimen transport tube.
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric specimens
Stability
Ambient 1 day, Refrigerated 7 days, Frozen 6 months
Methodology
Colorimetric, Diazo Method
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-2 days
CPT Codes
- 82247
Components
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Additional Information
Only freeze once.
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