Bile Acids, Fractionated

Specimen:

Collect

  • One SST

Also Acceptable:
  • One Red Top

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.2 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Patient should be fasting a minimum of 8 hours prior to collection

Stability

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Reported

2-7 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 83789

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components

  • 93611 - BILE ACIDS, TOTAL
  • 93612 - CHOLIC ACID
  • 93613 - CHENODEOXYCHOLIC
  • 93614 - DEOXYCHOLIC ACID
  • 93615 - URSODEOXYCHOLIC
Last Updated: February 7, 2025 @ 10:13 am

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