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Test Code BILEFT Bile Acids, Frac and Tot  

Important Note

Aids in the evaluation of liver dysfunction and useful for monitoring bile acid therapy.  Not useful for diagnosis of inborn errors of bile acid metabolism.
 

Additional Codes

92610

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Collection Instructions

Fast 8 hours prior to collection
 

Transport

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

.

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 3 months
 

Turn Around Time

2-7 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

Test Alias

92610; BILFR; Bile Salts; Chenodeoxycholic Acid; Cholic Acid; Deoxycholic Acid; Fractionated Bile Acids; Ursodeoxycholic Acid; UDC
 

CPT Coding

83789

EPIC Code

LAB2322

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, R-NoGel
 

Testing Volume

0.2 mL

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
 

LOINC

Cholic Acid 30518-5; Deoxychollic Acid 30520-1; Chenodeoxycholic Acid 30519-3; Total Bile Acids 14628-2; Ursodeoxycholic Acid 55159-8