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Test Code Alk Phos Alkaline Phosphatase

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

Specimen Requirements

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)

Hemolyzed specimen will be rejected

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient
  • Hemolyzed 

Storage and Stability

Refrigerated 2-8oC 4 days
Frozen <-20oC Not specified

Reference Values

>18 yrs 34-104 U/L
>10-18 yrs 24-368 U/L
>2-10 yrs 59-291 U/L
>1 month-2 yrs 91-424 U/L
0- 1 month 55-455 U/L

Methodology

Biochromatic enzymatic assay- p-NPP/pNP/AMP Memorial, General, Women and Children's, Teays, Cancer Center, Plateau
Multi-Point Rate Greenbrier 

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

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

CPT Coding

84075