Total Bile Acids

Message
Patient Preparation: Patient must be fasting for 8 hours. Immediate Specimen Processing: Centrifuge specimen within 1 hour and before transporting to the lab. If drawn using a plain red-top tube, transfer serum to a plastic screw-cap tube prior to transportation. Ambulatory Transport Temperature to Inova Central Lab: Refrigerated Specimen Stability: 7 days


Test Code
LAB693 BILAC


Alias/See Also
BILAC


CPT Codes
82239

Includes
@BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302793)@ @BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302794)@ Patient Preparation: Patient must be fasting for 8 hours.


Instructions
Processing Instructions: Centrifuge specimen within 1 hours and before transporting to the lab. If drawn using a plain red-top tube, transfer serum to a plastic screw-cap tube prior to transportation. Preferred Testing Volume: 1 mL serumMinimum Testing Volume: 0.5 mL serum Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: UnacceptableRefrigerated : 7 daysFrozen: 30 days Causes for Rejection: Unspun serum separator tube (SST)Red top tubePerforming Lab: Quest Diagnostics Chantilly


Report Available
4-Days


Clinical Significance
1230170883



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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