BILIRUBIN TOTAL

Test Code

LAB50

Quest Code

287

CPT Codes
82247

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum
*Stat to Mercy lab, see link below for specimen requirement

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Serum transferred to an amber transport vial • Plasma collected in: Sodium heparin (green-top) tube or lithium heparin (green-top) tube

Instructions

Protect from light by wrapping a spun SST in foil or transferring serum or plasma to an amber transport vial. Avoid hemolysis.

Transport Container

Spun serum separator tube (SST)

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 72 hours*
Refrigerated: 72 hours*
Frozen: 90 days*
*If protected from light

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Hemolysis • Anticoagulants other than heparin

Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP)

Setup Schedule

Daily

Report Available

1 day

Reference Range

≤1 Day	≤5.1 mg/dL
2 Days	≤7.2 mg/dL
3-5 Days	≤10.3 mg/dL
6-7 Days	≤8.4 mg/dL
8-9 Days	≤6.5 mg/dL
10-11 Days	≤4.6 mg/dL
12-13 Days	≤2.7 mg/dL
14 Days-9 Years	0.2-0.8 mg/dL
10-19 Years	0.2-1.1 mg/dL
≥20 Years	0.2-1.2 mg/dL

Clinical Significance

Measurement of the levels of bilirubin is used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver, hemolytic, hematologic, and metabolic disorders, including hepatitis and gallbladder obstructive disease.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics-Lenexa

10101 Renner Blvd

Lenexa, KS 66219-9752

Additional Information
Mercy Labs Specimen Container Requirement

Last Updated: September 15, 2023

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