Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 0.1 mL serum

Unacceptable Conditions

Direct exposure to sunlight

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Frozen. Send serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Stability after cell separation:
8 hours at RT (15-25°C)
2 days at 2-8°C
3 months frozen at ≥ -20°C

Performed

Monday - Friday

Methodology

Endpoint Diazo

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

BILIT

Reference Interval

Total Bilirubin, Serum	Human
	Male	Female
	mg/dL
Newborn - 6 Days	0.0-11.7	0.0-11.7
7 Days - 29 Days	0.0-2.0	0.0-2.0
1+ Month	0.2-1.0	0.2-1.0

CPT Code

82247