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Test Code BSAPH Bone Specific Alkaline Phos  

Important Note

Liver alkaline phosphatase can affect the measurement of bone specific alkalie phosphatase in this assay.  Each 100 U/L of liver alkaline phosphatase contributes an additional 2.5 to 5.8 ug/L to the bone specific alkaline phosphatase result.
 

Additional Codes

70053
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

SST

Acceptable Collection Container

SST, GRN-PST, R-NoGel
 

Collection Instructions

Routine Venipuncture

Collection Volume

1.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

0.6 mL

Testing Volume

0.3 mL

Rejection Criteria

Urine; grossly hemolyzed specimens
 

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 2 months
 

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday
 

EPIC Code

LAB1070

Transport

Frozen

Turn Around Time

2-3 days

Lab Department

Referred Testing

Methodology

Quantitative Immunoassay
 

Test Alias

70053; BALP; Alkaline Phosphatase, Bone; BAP; Ostase; Phosphatase; Skeletal Alkaline Phosphatase
 

CPT Coding

84080

LOINC

17838-4