Bile Acids, Fractionated

Label Mnemonic:	BAF
Epic code:	LAB2712
Downtime form:	A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)

Minimum:

Preferred minimum: 1 mL serum from red top tube
Absolute minimum: 0.2 mL serum from red top tube

Turn Around Time:

1 week upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

7 years and older:  Cholic acid (CA) 0-1.9 umol/L
                    Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDC) 0-3.4 umol/L
                    Deoxycholic acid (DCA) 0-2.5 umol/L
                    Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDC) 0-1.0 umol/L
                    Total 0-7.0 umol/L

Note:  Reference intervals were derived  using samples obtained after 
an overnight fast.

Comments:

Patient should be fasting a minimum of eight hours prior to specimen collection. Overnight fasting preferred.

Methodology:

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

CPT Code:

83789