Test Details
Mnemonic
BTBF
Ordering Code
3619800
CPT-4 Code(s)
82247
Specimen Information
Collect
Acceptable fluid types are Billary/Hepatic, Drain, Peritoneal/Ascites, or Pleural fluid
Specimen Preparation
Specimen must be protected from light during collection, storage and shipment. Centrifuge and send 0.5 mL fluid in an amber plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Amniotic fluid, CSF, specimens too viscous to analyze
Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
Methodology
Quantitative Spectrophotometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes