ALT ALT
Method(s) | Spectrophotometry |
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Synonym | SGPT |
Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: Lithium heparinized plasma |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC. |
Stability | Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 1 month |
Schedule | Daily-24 hours per day |
Billing Code | 1010005 |
CPTCode | 84460 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
9 - 40 U/L |