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Test Code ALKP Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Plasma or Serum

Performing Laboratory

Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Green cap-yellow ring Top (Lithium Heparin Gel) tube
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL 
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Plain, Red Top or Serum gel (SST-Gel) tube

Reference Values

0-1 Month: 95-368 IU/L

2 Months-1 Year: 115-460 IU/L

2-5 Years: 115-391 IU/L

6-7 Years: 115-460 IU/L

8-9 Years: 115-345 IU/L

10-11 Years: Female: 115-437 IU/L, Male: 115-336 IU/L 

12-13 Years: Female: 92-336 IU/L, Male: 127-403 IU/L

14-15 Years: Female: 78-212 IU/L, Male: 79-46 IU/L

16-18 Years: Female: 35-124 IU/L, Male: 58-331 IU/L

19 Years+ : Female: 39-118 IU/L, Male: 41-137 IU/L

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 4 days
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Spectrophotometry (SP)

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84075