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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL Plasma
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Serum, Gold Top (SST-Gel)

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Reference Range

BVH Lab:
0 Years – 4 Years: 10 – 60 IU/L
5 Years – 9 Years: 5 – 50 IU/L
10+ Years: 15 – 41 IU/L

BFT and AFCCC Lab:
13 -39 IU/L

Methodology

Enzymatic Rate

CPT

84450

Test Alias

Aspartate Aminotransferase
SGOT