Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Build info

Synonyms

  • ALT
  • ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT/SGPT)
  • SGPT
  • LAB132

Short Name

ALT

Procedure Master Number

LAB132

Procedure ID

912

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

3 days Room Temperature
7 days Refrigerated
>7 days Frozen
Freeze only once

Methodology

Photometric Rate, L-Alanine with Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

84460

PDM

 5300135

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT/SGPT) ALT ALT ALT (SGPT)