Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.

Specimen Preparation

Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment. Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Amber Transport Tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells if protected from light: Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months

Methodology

Quantitative Spectrophotometry

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation)

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

FDA

Note

This panel includes: Bilirubin, Direct, Serum or Plasma (0020033) and Bilirubin, Total, Serum or Plasma (0020032).

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

82247; 82248

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0020032 Bilirubin, Total, Serum or Plasma 1975-2
0020033 Bilirubin Direct 1968-7
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Aliases

  • bilirubin blood test
  • conjugated and total bilirubin
  • direct and indirect bilirubin
  • Serum bilirubin
  • Total bilirubin
Bilirubin, Direct and Total, Serum or Plasma