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Neonatal Bilirubin
Message
For patients <28 days old
Test Code
BILN
CPT Codes
82247
Preferred Specimen
Preferred: 0.7 ml of whole blood (0.3 mL of serum/plasma)
Minimum Volume
Minimum: 0.4 mL of whole blood (0.2 mL of serum/plasma)
Instructions
Protect from light and avoid hemolysis.
Transport Container
Serum separator (gold top) or Lithium heparin (green or mint top)
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months AT -18 C
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months AT -18 C
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Samples not protected from light
Methodology
Two Point Rate
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Inpatient turn around time: Routine 3 hours, stat 30 minutes. Outpatient specimens received by noon will be reported by 4:30 p.m. Specimens received after noon will be reported by the next morning.
