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Test Code LAB182 Bilirubin, Total, Fluid

Additional Codes

SQ : FBIL

COLLECTION

 

Container/Tube Type: 

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)  PREFERRED
Light Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)  PREFERRED
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

 

Collection Information: 

Body Fluid, Jackson Pratt Fluid / Red or Green Top

 

Sample Volume Requirements: 

0.3 mL fluid

 

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.1 mL fluid

 

Remarks: 

Protect sample from light/sunlight, especially after separating the fluid from the red cells

STABILITY

Refrigerated Stability: 

7 days

 

Frozen Stability: 

6 months

 

Ambient Stability: 

24 hours

PERFORMING LAB

Performed: 

Daily: 24 hours a day

 

Analytical Time: 

2 hours

 

Testing Laboratory: 

Iowa Methodist Medical Center; Iowa Lutheran Hospital

 

Laboratory Section: 

Core Laboratory

CPT Code

82247