Collect

Urine in 4oz Ster Cont. Do not collect urine specimen from diaper or cotton balls.

Minimum Collection Volume

1mL urine

Shipping/Handling Instructions (Lab Use Only)

Burnet: Freeze Urine. Clear Aliq.

External Client Shipping and Handling

Frozen urine, ship next day on dry ice, no weekend delivery.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Frozen: >10 years.

Notes

Please provide history/preliminary diagnosis to help with interpretation. Typically analyzed Thur
Ordering Recommendations: Preferable for patients to be off Urso or Actigal for 5 days before sample collection.

Performing Lab

Mass Spectrometry 513-636-4203

Ordering Recommendations

Preferable for patients to be off Urso or Actigal for 5 days before sample collection

Synonyms

  • Bile Acids Urine
  • Urine Bile Acids
  • FAB Testing
  • URINARY BILE ACIDS
  • BILE ACIDS DISORDERS
  • BILE ACIDS DEFECTS

Tests Included

Bile Acid U

Reflex Testing

Serum bile acids if indicated after urine bile acid performed.

Methodology

Fast Atom Bombardment - Mass Spectrometry (FAB-MS)

Reported

16 days

Reference Interval

See Report

CPT Codes

83789

LOINC

  • 49254-6
Collection

Collect

Urine in 4oz Ster Cont. Do not collect urine specimen from diaper or cotton balls.

Minimum Collection Volume

1mL urine

Shipping/Handling Instructions (Lab Use Only)

Burnet: Freeze Urine. Clear Aliq.

External Client Shipping and Handling

Frozen urine, ship next day on dry ice, no weekend delivery.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Frozen: >10 years.

Notes

Please provide history/preliminary diagnosis to help with interpretation. Typically analyzed Thur
Ordering Recommendations: Preferable for patients to be off Urso or Actigal for 5 days before sample collection.

Performing Lab

Mass Spectrometry 513-636-4203
Ordering

Ordering Recommendations

Preferable for patients to be off Urso or Actigal for 5 days before sample collection

Synonyms

  • Bile Acids Urine
  • Urine Bile Acids
  • FAB Testing
  • URINARY BILE ACIDS
  • BILE ACIDS DISORDERS
  • BILE ACIDS DEFECTS

Tests Included

Bile Acid U

Reflex Testing

Serum bile acids if indicated after urine bile acid performed.

Methodology

Fast Atom Bombardment - Mass Spectrometry (FAB-MS)

Reported

16 days
Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

See Report

Laboratory Personnel Use

CPT Codes

83789

LOINC

  • 49254-6