Bilirubin, Fractionated
What it measures
- Bilirubin, TotalLOINC 1975-2
- Bilirubin, DirectLOINC 1968-7
- Bilirubin, IndirectLOINC 1971-1
Specimen
- Specimen
- 1 mL serum - protect from light
- Minimum volume
- 0.5 mL
- Also accepted
- Plasma collected in: sodium heparin (green-top) tube or lithium heparin (green-top) tube • Serum transferred to an amber or non-light protected transport vial
- Container
- Foil-wrapped spun serum separated tube (SST) Amber plastic screw-cap vial Foil-wrapped plastic screw-cap vial Transport vial
- Temperature
- Room temperature
Protect from light. Avoid hemolysis.
Billing
CPT 82247, 82248