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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB52 BILIRUBIN,DIRECT

Important Note

Serum or plasma specimens should be separated from cells within 2 hours of venipuncture.  Bilirubin is photosensitive.  Care should be taken to protect sample from both daylight and fluorescent light to avoid photodegredation.

Additional Codes

SQ: DBIL

Specimen

GREEN TOP PLASMA

RED OR SST ACCEPTABLE

Specimen Storage/Transport

Room Temperature  2 days

Refrigerated    7 days

Frozen   6 months

REFERENCE RANGES

NORMAL RANGES:

0.0-0.3 mg/dL