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Apolipoprotein A1 (APOA)
Test CodeLAB10045
Alias/See Also
1231100440
CPT Codes
82172
Includes
APOLIPOPROTEIN A1
Preferred Specimen
Green Lithium Heparin tube (Gel separator preferred)
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL plasma
Instructions
CLINIC COLLECTIONS: Collect 0.5 mL plasma in Green Lithium Heparin tube (Gel separator preferred). Must be spun within 2 hours after collection. If no gel separator, plasma must be pulled off cells within 2 hours.
f collecting with AST, ALT, VD25, K+, or LDH, label routes to Gold/SST. Collect 1.0 mL of serum in Gold/SST. Must be spun within 2 hours after collection.
f collecting with AST, ALT, VD25, K+, or LDH, label routes to Gold/SST. Collect 1.0 mL of serum in Gold/SST. Must be spun within 2 hours after collection.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature (20 to 25°C): 3 days
Refrigerated (2 to 8°C): 3 days
Freezer (-20°C): 3 months
Refrigerated (2 to 8°C): 3 days
Freezer (-20°C): 3 months
Methodology
Abbott Alinity
Reference Range
Males:
<60 Years: 95-186 mg/dL
>60 Years: 73-186 mg/dL
Females:
<60 Years: 101-223 mg/dL
>60 Years: 91-224 mg/dL
<60 Years: 95-186 mg/dL
>60 Years: 73-186 mg/dL
Females:
<60 Years: 101-223 mg/dL
>60 Years: 91-224 mg/dL
Performing Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK LABORATORY
Last Updated: August 31, 2026
