30650:BILIRUBIN, DIRECT
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
DIRECT BILIRUBIN |
| Methodology: |
Diazo |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
82248 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin) or one 4.5 mL plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Protect specimen from light by wrapping tube in foil. Centrifuge SST or PST within 2 hours of collection, refrigerate, and transport in original tube. Centrifuge green tube within 2 hours of collection, separate plasma from cells, pour into a plastic vial and refrigerate for transport. Wrap separated plasma specimen in foil. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Exposure to light causes a decrease of bilirubin in the specimen. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis. |