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Aldolase
Test Code227
CPT Codes
82085
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 6 months
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 6 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Lipemia • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
Night
Clinical Significance
Aids in the diagnosis of primary disease of skeletal muscle myocardial infarction and viral hepatitis.