Collect

Acceptable: Serum Separator Tube (SST) or Plasma Separator Tube (PST)
 
Gold - Clot activator/SST gel
OR
Red/Gray - Clot activator/SST gel
OR
Light Green - Lithium Heparin/PST gel  Preferred 
OR
Red - Clot activator/silicone coated

Pediatric Collection

Acceptable: Serum Separator Tube (SST) or Plasma Separator Tube (PST)

Gold - Clot activator/SST gel
OR
Gold - Clot activator/SST gel (amber)  Preferred 
OR
Mint Green - Lithium Heparin/PST gel
OR
Mint Green - Lithium Heparin/PST gel (amber)  Preferred 

Specimen Preparation

  • Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment.
  • Allow serum sample to clot completely at room temperature for a minimum of 20 minutes.
  • Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. (Min: 0.3 mL)
 

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells (protected from light):
 
Ambient 24 Hours
Refrigerated 7 Days 

Cerner Orderable(s)

Bilirubin Total and Direct

Performed

  1. Morton Plant Hospital 
  2. St. Joseph’s Hospital
  3. St. Anthony’s Hospital 
  4. Mease Countryside Hospital 
  5. Mease Dunedin Hospital 
  6. St. Joseph’s South Hospital
  7. St. Joseph’s North Hospital
  8. Winter Haven Hospital
  9. Morton Plant North Bay Hospital 
  10. South Florida Baptist Hospital
  11. Bartow Regional Medical Center
  12. Bardmoor Emergency Center 
  13. BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel 


24/7

Methodology

See individual analytes

Reported

Within 24 hours

Synonyms

  • bilirubin blood test
  • conjugated and total bilirubin
  • direct and indirect bilirubin
  • Serum bilirubin
  • Total bilirubin
  • Fractionated Bilirubin
  • Neonatal Bilirubin

Reference Interval

Reference intervals: 

Direct Bilirubin: 0.0-0.2 mg/dL

Total Bilirubin
 
0 - 1 day     0.0 - 5.6 mg/dL 
1 - 2 days     0.0 - 7.0 mg/dL
3 days - 1 month     0.0 - 11.3 mg/dL
1 month - 150 yrs     0.2 - 1.2 mg/dL

CPT Codes

82247, 82248
Collection

Collect

Acceptable: Serum Separator Tube (SST) or Plasma Separator Tube (PST)
 
Gold - Clot activator/SST gel
OR
Red/Gray - Clot activator/SST gel
OR
Light Green - Lithium Heparin/PST gel  Preferred 
OR
Red - Clot activator/silicone coated

Pediatric Collection

Acceptable: Serum Separator Tube (SST) or Plasma Separator Tube (PST)

Gold - Clot activator/SST gel
OR
Gold - Clot activator/SST gel (amber)  Preferred 
OR
Mint Green - Lithium Heparin/PST gel
OR
Mint Green - Lithium Heparin/PST gel (amber)  Preferred 

Specimen Preparation

  • Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment.
  • Allow serum sample to clot completely at room temperature for a minimum of 20 minutes.
  • Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. (Min: 0.3 mL)
 

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells (protected from light):
 
Ambient 24 Hours
Refrigerated 7 Days 
Ordering

Cerner Orderable(s)

Bilirubin Total and Direct

Performed

  1. Morton Plant Hospital 
  2. St. Joseph’s Hospital
  3. St. Anthony’s Hospital 
  4. Mease Countryside Hospital 
  5. Mease Dunedin Hospital 
  6. St. Joseph’s South Hospital
  7. St. Joseph’s North Hospital
  8. Winter Haven Hospital
  9. Morton Plant North Bay Hospital 
  10. South Florida Baptist Hospital
  11. Bartow Regional Medical Center
  12. Bardmoor Emergency Center 
  13. BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel 


24/7

Methodology

See individual analytes

Reported

Within 24 hours

Synonyms

  • bilirubin blood test
  • conjugated and total bilirubin
  • direct and indirect bilirubin
  • Serum bilirubin
  • Total bilirubin
  • Fractionated Bilirubin
  • Neonatal Bilirubin
Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Reference intervals: 

Direct Bilirubin: 0.0-0.2 mg/dL

Total Bilirubin
 
0 - 1 day     0.0 - 5.6 mg/dL 
1 - 2 days     0.0 - 7.0 mg/dL
3 days - 1 month     0.0 - 11.3 mg/dL
1 month - 150 yrs     0.2 - 1.2 mg/dL
Administrative

CPT Codes

82247, 82248

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