Bilirubin Pretreatment Total Lab Value
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of Bilirubin Pretreatment Total Lab Value can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.
**Note 2:** Record the lab value of the highest Bilirubin Total test results documented in the medical record **prior to treatment**. The lab value may be recorded in a lab report, history and physical, or clinical statement in the pathology report.
**Note 3:** Assay of Bilirubin Pretreatment Total Lab Value includes conjugated (direct) and unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin and total bilirubin values. Record the **total bilirubin** value for this data item.
**Note 4:** Record to the nearest tenth of mg/dL or umol/L the highest total bilirubin value prior to treatment.
**Note 5:** The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) is a numerical scale used to determine how urgently a patient with liver disease needs a liver transplant. Results from three routine lab tests are used to calculate the MELD score. Bilirubin, one of the tests, measures how effectively the liver excretes bile.
**Note 6:** The same laboratory test should be used to record information in 3814: Bilirubin Pretreatment Unit of Measure.
Default
XXX.8
Metadata
SSDI
| Code |
Description |
| 0.0 |
0.0 milligram/deciliter (mg/dL)
0.0 micromole/liter (umol/L) |
| 0.1-999.9 |
0.1-999.9 milligram/deciliter (mg/dL)
0.1-999.9 micromole/liter (umol/L) |
| XXX.1 |
1000 milligram/deciliter (mg/dL) or greater
1000 micromole/liter (umol/L) or greater |
| XXX.7 |
Test ordered, results not in chart |
| XXX.8 |
Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code XXX.8 will result in an edit error.) |
| XXX.9 |
Not documented in medical record
Bilirubin Pretreatment Total Lab Value not assessed or unknown if assessed |
