Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total QBACTF
Method(s) | Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry | ||||||||
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Components | Cholic Acid, Deoxycholic Acid, Chenodeoxycholic Acid, Total Bile Acids |
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Specimen Required | |||||||||
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. |
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Transport | 1 mL serum ambient (Min: 0.2 mL). * Collection Instructions * After clot formation, centrifuge samples and pour off serum into a transport tube. |
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Stability | Ambient: 14 days Refrigerated: 21 days Frozen: 30 days |
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Schedule | Mon-Sat | ||||||||
Billing Code | 9011058 | ||||||||
CPTCode | 82542 | ||||||||
Notes | Performing Laboratory Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
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