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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

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Collection Instructions

Fast 8 hours prior to collection
 

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Testing Volume

0.2 mL

Rejection Criteria

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Specimen Storage and Stability

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

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
 

Test Alias

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

CPT Coding

83789

EPIC Code

LAB2322

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
 

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, R-NoGel
 

Transport

Refrigerated

Turn Around Time

2-7 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

LOINC

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