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Alkaline Phosphatase, serum

Test Code
1107


CPT Codes
84075

Preferred Specimen
serum


Minimum Volume
0.5 ml


Transport Container
Red-top tube, gel-barrier tube, or green-top (heparin) tube


Specimen Stability
room temperature or refrigerate


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis; plasma specimen; specimen collected in EDTA tube; improper labeling


Methodology
Kinetic

Limitations
Used alone, alkaline phosphatase may be misleading.




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