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CPT Code(s):
84460
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Specimen Container:
No additive (red-top)-serum
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Preferred Specimen:
1 mL serum (0.5 mL minimum)
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Transport Temperature:
Refrigerated
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Methodology:
Spectrophotometry
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Reference Range:
| Males: | |
| < 1 month: | 3 - 25 U/L |
| 1 - 11 months: | 4 - 35 U/L |
| 1- 3 years: | 5 - 30 U/L |
| 4 - 12 years: | 8 - 30 U/L |
| 13 - 15 years: | 7 - 32 U/L |
| 16 - 19 years: | 8 - 46 U/L |
| > = 20 years: | 9 - 60 U/L |
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| Females: | |
| < 1 month: | 3 - 25 U/L |
| 1 - 11 months: | 3 - 30 U/L |
| 1- 3 years: | 5 - 30 U/L |
| 4 - 12 years: | 8 - 24 U/L |
| 13 - 15 years: | 6 - 19 U/L |
| 16 - 19 years: | 5 - 32 U/L |
| > = 20 years: | 6 - 40 U/L |
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Clinical Use:
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) measurements are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and certain liver diseases. |
