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HelpTest Code SOFT: AST Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT), Plasma
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| EPIC NAME: AST (SGOT) |
EPIC CODE: LAB131
Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Chemistry
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 7 days/Ambient 4 days
Reference Values
Males: 8-35 U/L
Females: 6-32 U/L
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
84450
Methodology
Enzymatic/Photometric