Bilirubin, Total BLT
Method(s) | Spectrophotometry | ||||
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Specimen Required | |||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: Lithium heparin plasma |
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Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC. | ||||
Stability | Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 3 months |
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Schedule | Daily-24 hours per day | ||||
Billing Code | 1010014 | ||||
CPTCode | 82247 | ||||
Notes | Results of this test may be falsely elevated in patients taking Eltrombopag. | ||||
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