Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 0.25 mL serum

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Frozen. Send serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Refer to individual components

Notes

This panel includes the following components: This panel includes the following components: ALB, TP, ALP, ALT, AST, BILIT and BILID.

Performed

Mon-Fri

Methodology

Refer to individual components

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

Liver Function Panel; LIVER

Reference Interval

See individual components for Reference Ranges

CPT Code

80076