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Test Code BILEA Bile Acids, Total, Serum

Additional Codes

Epic Ordering Code LAB3041437
NBS code LBC13193
Service code 36697

Reporting Name

Bile Acids, Total, S

Secondary ID

84689

Specimen Type

Serum


Ordering Guidance


This test is for evaluation of hepatobiliary dysfunction.

 

For evaluation of bowel dysfunction, order BA48F / Bile Acids, Bowel Dysfunction, 48 Hour, Feces.

For evaluation of patients treated with urso or cholate, order BAFS / Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total, Serum.

For evaluation of inborn errors of metabolism, order BAIPD / Bile Acids for Peroxisomal Disorders, Serum.



Specimen Required


Patient Preparation:

Fasting: 12 hours, required; Infants and pregnant patients do not need to fast.

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Serum gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.

2. Red-top tubes should be centrifuged and serum aliquoted into plastic vial within 2 hours of collection.


National University Hospital-Singapore Note:

NUH Outreach Laboratories:
Specimen Requirements
Submit only one of the following:
Preferred: Gold Top
Acceptable: Red Top
Fasting: 12 hours, required; Infants and pregnant patients do not need to fast.
Processing Requirements
Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial within 2 hours.
Specimen type: Serum
Volume: 0.5 mL
Storage/transport requirements: Refrigerated

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Gastroenterology and Hepatology Test Request (T728) with the specimen.

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.25 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
  Frozen  30 days
  Ambient  24 hours

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus Reject

Method Name

Enzymatic

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

Same day/1 to 2 days

Reference Values

≤10 mcmol/L

 

Reference interval applies to fasting total bile acid concentrations.

Useful For

An aid in the evaluation of liver function

 

Evaluation of liver function changes before the formation of more advanced clinical signs of illness such as icterus

 

An aid in the determination of hepatic dysfunction as a result of chemical and environmental injury

 

An indicator of hepatic histological improvement in chronic hepatitis C patients responding to interferon treatment

 

An indicator for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

82239

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
BILEA Bile Acids, Total, S 14628-2

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
BILEA Bile Acids, Total, S 14628-2
National University Hospital-Singapore Additional Information:

Last updated 30/06/2026