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Test Code LAB4170 PREALBUMIN

Specimen Type

Serum (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

Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: 6 months

Specimen Processing

Allow specimen to clot; spin tube

Method

Colorimetric

Reference Ranges

Prealbumin

0-15 Days 2 - 12 mg/dL
15 Days to 1 Year 5 - 24 mg/dL
1 to 5 Years 12 - 23 mg/dL
5 to 13 Years 14 - 26 mg/dL
13 to 16 Years 18 - 31 mg/dL
Females 16 to 19 Years 17 - 33 mg/dL
Males 16 to 19 Years 20 - 35 mg/dL
19 to 60 Years 16 - 38 mg/dL
> 60 Years 14 - 37 mg/dL

 

 

Reporting Limit

3 - 240 mg/dL

Synonyms

Transthyretin

Test Components

Pre-Albumin, mg/dL

CPT Codes

84134