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HelpTest Code LAB4012 AMYLASE
Specimen Type
Preferred Sample: Lithium Heparin Plasma (PST, Mint Green Top, Dark Green)
Alternate Sample: Serum Tube (SST, Gold, Corvac, Tiger, Red Top Tube)
Specimen Volume
1 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Turnaround Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 4 hours
Test Schedule
Daily
Sample Stability
Room Temp: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Specimen Processing
Centrifuge tube ASAP.
Method
Photometric
Reference Ranges
- Amylase
| Age | Normal Range |
|---|---|
| 0 to <15 days | 3 - 10 U/L |
| 15 days to <13 Weeks | 2 - 22 U/L |
| 13 Weeks to <1 Year | 3 - 50 U/L |
| 1 to <19 Years | 25 - 101 U/L |
| 19 years to <70 years | 25 - 125 U/L |
| 70 years and older | 20 - 160 U/L |
Test Components
Amylase, U/L.
LOINC Code
1798-8
IMO Code
IMO-PROC-30983858
CPT Codes
82150