Collaborative Stage

Note 1: A bilirubin test measures the amount of bilirubin in the blood. Hemoglobin is the protein that binds oxygen in red blood cells. When hemoglobin breaks down, it produces bilirubin. The liver processes bilirubin. If liver cells are damaged, bilirubin can escape into the bloodstream.Normally there is only a small amount of bilirubin in the blood. High levels may be caused by liver or blood problems. When the bilirubin level rises, it causes the skin and whites of the eyes to become yellow. This change to yellow is called jaundice.
Note 2: Assay of Total Bilirubin includes conjugated (direct) and unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin plus delta bilirubin (conjugated bilirubin bound to albumin). Record the Total Bilirubin value for this data item.
Note 3: Record the highest Total Bilirubin value prior to surgery. A Total Bilirubin value of .5 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) would be recorded as 005 and a value of 5.3 micromoles/liter (umol/L) would be recorded as 053.
Note 4: Record the Total Bilirubin Unit of Measure in Site-Specific Factor 6.
Note 5: Normal values may vary from lab to lab. Normal Total Bilirubin levels in adults range from 0.3-1.0 mg/dL or 5.1-17.0 umol/L.

Code	Description
000	Test not done (test not ordered or not performed)
001	0.1 or less (actual value with implied decimal point)
002-979	0.2 - 97.9 (actual value with implied decimal point)
980	98.0 or greater
988	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (May include cases converted from code 888 used in CSv1 for "Not applicable" or when the item was not collected. If this item is required to derive T, N, M, or any stage, use of code 988 may result in an error.)
998	Test ordered, results not in chart
999	Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record

CS Site-Specific Factor 6
Total Bilirubin Value