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Test Code Billings Clinic: 4181 Liver Panel, Serum or Plasma

Important Note

Venipuncture should occur prior to Sulfasalazine administration due to the potential for falsely depressed results for ALT.

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory:  Chemistry

Useful For

Useful to screen for, detect, evaluate and monitor acute and chronic liver inflammation (hepatitis), liver disease and/or damage.

Methodology

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Specimen Requirements

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.

 

Plasma

  • Draw blood in a green-top (lithium heparin) tube(s).
  • Spin down and send 0.5 mL of heparinized plasma frozen.

 

Serum

  • Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s).
  • Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum frozen

Storage/Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum, Plasma Refrigerated 3 days
  Frozen (preferred) 1 month

Reject Due To

  • Hemolysis

Reference Values

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Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80076 - Hepatic Function Panel

LOINC Code Information

Reporting Name LOINC Code
ALT/SGPT 1743-4

AST/SGOT

 30239-8

Albumin

 61152-5
Bilirubin, Direct 1968-7
Bilirubin, Total 1975-2
Protein, Total 2885-2
Alkaline Phosphatase 6768-6

 

Profile/Testing Information

Profile Information:

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT)

 Bilirubin, Total

Albumin

 Phosphatase, Alkaline
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) Protein, Total
Bilirubin, Direct