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HelpTest Code AST Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT)
Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| General Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-6244 |
| Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-2385 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Cancer Center Laboratory | 304-388-8317 |
| Plateau Medical Center Laboratory | 304-469-8621 |
| Greenbrier Valley Laboratory | 304-647-6060 |
| Parkersburg Laboratory | 304-865-3679 |
| Beckley Cancer Center Laboratory | 304-461-2222 |
Specimen Requirements
Memorial,General, Womens, Teays, Cancer Center, Plateau
Plasma-Mint Green, Dark Green Lithium Heparin or Serum-SST gold top, red top
Allow SST or red top to completely clot
Spin and physically separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible
4 mL of plasma/serum (minimum 2 mL)
Greenbrier, Beckley, Parkersburg
Serum or Heparin Plasma
Minimum 7 uL
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
- Hemolyzed
Additional Rejections at Greenbrier, Beckley, Parkersburg Only
- EDTA, Citrate, Fluoride Oxalate
- Lipemic
Storage and Stability
Memorial,General, Womens, Teays, Cancer Center, Plateau
| Room temperature 15-25oC | 1 day |
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 4 weeks |
| Frozen <-20oC | 1 year |
Greenbrier, Beckley, Parkersburg
| Room temperature 15-25oC | 3 days |
| Refrigerated 2-8oC | 7 days |
| Frozen <-20oC | 3 months |
Reference Values
| >18 yrs | 13-39 U/L |
| >10-18 yrs | 7-35 U/L |
| >2-10 yrs | 11-47 U/L |
| >1 month-2 yrs | 11-57 U/L |
| 0- 1 month | 17-53 U/L |
Methodology
Memorial,General, Womens, Teays, Cancer Center, Plateau- Photometric enzymatic assay
Greenbrier, Beckley, Parkersburg- Reflectance Spectrophotometry
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Memorial,General, Womens, Teays, Cancer Center, Plateau, Greenbrier
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
Beckley, Parkersburg
Monday through Friday Continuously
CPT Coding
84450