AST (GOT)
General Information
- Lab Name
- AST (GOT)
- Lab Code
- AST
- Epic Name
- AST
- Synonyms
- Aspartate Aminotransferase, SGOT
- Components
Interpretation
- Method
Spectrophotometric
- Reference Range
-
Units: U/L
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0- 9-38 0- 9-38 Effective date: 03/01/2015
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
HMC and UWMC Onsite Locations
- Preferred: 4 mL blood in LIME GREEN PST tube
- Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
- Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER
- Unacceptable: GRAY TOP
Offsite Clinic or Other Locations
- Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube
- Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST or LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
- Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER
- Unacceptable: GRAY TOP
- Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL serum/plasma
Minimum: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Refrigerate serum/plasma If ordered with Alanine Aminotransferase see: ALST
Unacceptable: Hemolysis
Note: Serum/plasma should be separated from red cells within 2 hours.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Automated Panels(CHA)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
-
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195FHCC Fred Hutch Community Lab, Evergreen Campus
425-441-264010240 NE 128th St
Kirkland, WA 98034FHCC Fred Hutch Alliance Lab
206-606-1088825 Eastlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 84450
- LOINC
- 1920-8
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW3840
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW3840