Bilirubin, Total + Direct

Tube Type = Mint Green Plasma Separator

Tube Type

Includes Total, Direct and Indirect Bilirubin.

Test ID LAB168
EPIC Order TOTAL, DIRECT AND INDIRECT BILIRUBIN
CPT Code(s) 82248, 82247
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 ml blood/green lithium heparin gel tube/gold SST tube, red plain tube also acceptable
Micro: 200 µl blood/Mint green bullet; serum separator bullet/gold top/red top
Stability Unspun: ≤4 hours
Spun/Separated,
Room Temp:		 2 hours
Spun/Separated,
Refrigerated:		 5 days
Frozen: 3 months
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
STAT: YES
Turnaround Time STAT 1 hr., Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range Normal: Bilirubin, Direct (mg/dL)
Age: Reference Range (mg/dL)
0-14 days ≤0.6
>14 days ≤0.3
Bilirubin, Total (mg/dL)
Age: Reference Range (mg/dL)
0-1 days ≤5.0
1-2 days ≤11.0
2-3 days ≤13.0
3-6 days Undefined
6 days - Adult 0.3-1.2
Bilirubin, Indirect (mg/dL)
Age Reference Range (mg/dL)
Any  Undefined
Critical: Bilirubin, Total (mg/dL)
Age Critical
≤1 Year >15.0
Comments

Reference ranges effective 7/13/2021

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Reviewed by J. Carr on January 12, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514