ALT (GPT)
General Information
- Lab Name
- ALT (GPT)
- Lab Code
- ALT
- Epic Ordering
- ALT
- Description
If ordered with Aspartate Aminotransferase see: ALST
- Synonyms
- Alanine Aminotransferase, SGPT
Interpretation
- Method
Spectrophotometric
- Reference Range
-
Units: U/L
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0- 7-33 0-49y 10-64 None None 50y- 10-48 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
- Handling Instructions
Serum/plasma should be separated from red cells within 2 hours. Refrigerate.
Hemolysis unacceptable.
- Quantity
-
requested: 1 mL serum/plasma
minimum: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Processing
- Processing
Refrigerate serum/plasma
Unacceptable: Hemolysis
Note: If ordered with Aspartate Aminotransferase see: ALST
Performance
- LIS Dept Code
- Chemistry, Automated Panels (CHA)
- 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
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
Billing & Coding
- CPT codes
- 84460
- LOINC
- 1742-6
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW3842
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW3842