BILIRUBIN, NEONATAL, PLASMA OR SERUM
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

   NBIL

MGH LIS Test No

   877

Schedule

   Daily

Testing Time

   10 min

Testing Lab

   Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

   NBIL

Specimen Info

Type

   1 green top micro collection tube  

Volume

   0.2 mL

Temperature

   Refrigerate

Preservative

    

Collection Info

   Tube type can be 1 red or green top.  The anticoagulant can be heparin or none.
1.  Protect sample from light.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Vitros, thin film - Includes conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin.

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
82247 82248

Reference Range
0.6 - 10.5 mg/dL
Panic Value (automatic call-back) >14.9 mg/dL

Component Information

Name

   BILIRUBIN, CONJUGATED, SERUM 

Method

   Vitros Dry Slide 

CPT Code

   82248 

Units

    
Ref Range   0.0 - 0.1mg/dL 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   BILIRUBIN, UNCONJUGATED, SERUM 

Method

   Vitros, Thin film 

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Units

    
Ref Range   0 - 30 days 0.6 - 10.5 mg/dL >30 days 0.1 - 1.1 mg/dL 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   BILIRUBIN, NEONATAL (CALCULATED) 

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Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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