3 - 5 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Serum
1 mL
0.5 mL
Gel-barrier tube or transport tube
Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection. If a red-top tube is used, transfer separated serum to a plastic transport tube.
Maintain specimen at room temperature.
Temperature | Period |
---|---|
Room temperature | 14 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Gross lipemia
Quantitative measurement of skeletal alkaline phosphatase to be used as an aid in the management of patients with Paget disease and osteoporosis
Serum specimens with significant elevations of liver alkaline phosphatase may cause aberrantly elevated results with the Ostase® assay.
Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)
Reference interval change (November 2015)1-3
Age | Male (μg/L) | Female (μg/L) |
---|---|---|
0 to 5 m | Not established | Not established |
6 to 11 m | 48.2−170.2 | 50.4−154.0 |
1 y | 41.9−229.6 | 44.2−178.3 |
2 y | 41.7−139.4 | 34.9−195.4 |
3 to 4 y | 37.2−127.7 | 37.4−96.8 |
5 to 6 y | 42.0−104.2 | 31.4−100.8 |
7 to 8 y | 59.0−101.3 | 44.0−135.8 |
9 to 10 y | 50.4−133.0 | 47.9−150.8 |
11 to 12 y | 53.3−156.8 | 24.2−133.3 |
13 to 14 y | 77.5−169.8 | 19.8−92.7 |
15 to 16 y | 26.8−173.4 | 11.2−30.2 |
17 to 18 y | 15.4−69.8 | 8.8−29.0 |
19 to 20 y | 12.2−36.6 | 7.7−16.8 |
21 to 29 y | 7.4−27.7 | See below |
30 to 34 y | 7.0−27.4 | See below |
35 to 39 y | 4.0−27.0 | See below |
40 to 44 y | 7.4−26.7 | See below |
45 to 49 y | 7.5−26.4 | See below |
50 to 54 y | 7.5−26.1 | See below |
55 to 59 y | 7.5−25.7 | See below |
60 to 64 y | 7.5−25.4 | See below |
65 to 69 y | 7.6−25.1 | See below |
70 to 74 y | 7.6−24.8 | See below |
75 to 100 y | 7.6−24.4 | See below |
Female | ||
Premenopausal: 6.0−22.7 μg/L | ||
Postmenopausal: 8.1−31.6 μg/L |
Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
513002 | Alk Phosphatase, Bone Specific | 513004 | Alk Phosphatase, Bone Specific | ug/L | 17838-4 | |
513002 | Alk Phosphatase, Bone Specific | 511958 | 80563-0 |
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