Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total by LC-MS/MS

Specimen:

Test Code

YBAFTA

Specimen Name

Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total by LC-MS/MS

Collect

1-SST
Also acceptable Plain Red Top

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum

Special Handling

After clot formation, centrifuge specimen and pour off serum into a transport tube. Transfer serum to a standard transport tube.

Rejection Criteria

Stability

Ambient 8 hours; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen 3 months

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday

Reported

2-8 days

CPT Codes

  • 83789

Components

Additional Information

Fasting for a minimum of eight hours prior to specimen collection is recommended but not required.

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  • Serum 
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