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Bilirubin Panel

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

  • Preferred: Lithium heparin mint green gel
  • Acceptable: Red or Red gel

Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer

Turn Around Time

STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2-4 hours

Availability

STAT
Routine

Includes

Total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and indirect bilirubin

Lab Processing Instructions

Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
If testing is not performed immediately, protect sample from light

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall
Broadway
East
Kansas
Northland

Adele Hall Lab Section

Chemistry

Instrumentation/Methodology

Vitros

Critical Values

Total Bilirubin >20.0 mg/dL

Reference Ranges

Analyte Age (month) Reference Range (mg/dL)
Bilirubin, Total 0-1  0.6 - 11.1
  >1 0.1 - 1.2
Bilirubin, Direct 0-1 0.0 - 0.6
  >1 0.0 - 0.4
Bilirubin, Indirect 0-1 0.6 - 10.5
  >1 0.0 - 1.2

 

CPT

82247
82248