Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Build info

Synonyms

  • AST
  • ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST/SGOT)
  • SGOT
  • LAB131

Short Name

AST

Procedure Master Number

LAB131

Procedure ID

910

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
 
Plasma
Container/Tube:  Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of lithium heparin plasma
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:
Note:  1. Indicate plasma on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).
 
Serum
Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions:
Note:  1. Indicate serum on request form.
2. Label specimen appropriately (serum).

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

4 days Room Temperature
7 days Refrigerated
3 months Frozen

Methodology

Photometric Rate L-Aspartate with P-Nitophenal Phosphate

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

84450

PDM

 5300130

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST/SGOT) AST AST AST (SGOT)