BILE ACIDS, FRACTIONATED & TOTAL
- Code
- 000.0000
- Name
- BILE ACIDS, FRACTIONATED & TOTAL
- Category
- None
- Department
- Send-Out
- Start Date
- Expiration Date
- Synonyms
- bile salts; cholic acid; deoxycholic acid
- CPT Codes
- 83789
- Site
- SBMF
- Reference Test
- 45550
Specimen Information
- Type
Gold, SST
- Volume
1.0 ml
- Transport Info
Centrifuge and immediately transfer serum to separate plastic tube
Refrigerated- Fasting Required?
- True
- Patient Instructions
Patient should be fasting a minimum of eight hours prior to specimen collection
- Reference Range
7 years and older:
Cholic acid (CA) 0-1.9 µmol/L
Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDC) 0-3.4 µmol/L
Deoxycholic acid (DCA) 0-2.5 µmol/L
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDC) 0-1.0 µmol/L
Total 0-7.0 µmol/L- Methodology
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Clinical Significance