Bilirubin Body Fluid

SIM

10530 

CPT

82247 

Synonyms

BF Bilirubin 

Specimen Type

All body fluids except CSF.  Ex.: Joint Fluid, Pericardial Fluid, Pleural fluid, Paracentesis fluid, Thorocentesis Fluid, Amniotic fluid, etc. 

Container

Sterile container

Collection Instructions

None

Volume

3 mL 
Min: 1 mL

Additional Information

None

Patient Preparation

None

Specimen Processing Instructions

Refrigerated

Transport Requirements

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated:  2 hours 

Rejection Criteria

Clotted fluid 
Mucoid fluid

Reference Range

None

Critical Value

None 

Test Includes

Direct Bilirubin 

Methodology

Timed Endpoint Diazo method 

Testing Frequency

Daily, Monday - Sunday 

Reviewed By

Crystal Killian

Reviewed Date

3/17/2021

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