Available Stat

Yes

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry
Berkeley Outpatient Center

Performed

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week
Berkeley Outpatient Center (Mon-Fri 0800-1630)

Methodology

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Abbot Architect c8000 
Berkeley Outpatient Center: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Roche cobas c311

 

Reported

STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours

Additional Information

Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result by approximately 12% or more beginning at hemoglobin levels of 125 mg/dL.

Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run.

Synonyms

  • SGOT
  • AST
  • GOT
  • glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic transaminase
  • transaminase A
  • AAT
  • AspT
  • 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate aminotransferase
  • aspartate alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartate aminotransferase
  • aspartate-2-oxoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartic acid aminotransferase
  • aspartic aminotransferase
  • aspartyl aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalacetate aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalate transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic aminotransferase
  • glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase
  • glutamic oxalic transaminase
  • GOT (enzyme)
  • L-aspartate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-2-ketoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate-transaminase
  • L-aspartic aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate-aspartate aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate transferase
  • aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

Sample Type

Plasma or serum

Collect

Light green top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL plasma or serum

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Room temperature 4 days, refrigerated 7 days, frozen at -20C 12 weeks

NOTE: Stored specimens must be inspected for particulates. If present, mix and centrifuge the specimen to remove particulates prior to testing
 

Test Code

AST

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry
Berkeley Outpatient Center

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL plasma or serum

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Room temperature 4 days, refrigerated 7 days, frozen at -20C 12 weeks

NOTE: Stored specimens must be inspected for particulates. If present, mix and centrifuge the specimen to remove particulates prior to testing
 

Units

U/L

Reference Interval

Parnassus, Mission Bay and Mt. Zion Chemistry
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
0-14 days 32-162 32-162
15 days - <1 year 20-67 20-67
1-6 years 21-44 21-44
7-11 years 18-36 18-36
12-18 years 14-35 13-26
>18 years 5-44 5-44

Pediatric ranges adopted from Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Reference Interval Database (CALIPER) study, Clinical Chemistry September 2012 vol. 58, no. 5, 854-868.

Adult reference range upper limit of normal was adopted from Lee GR et al, Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2017, 9:1-11, and verified using 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories.

Berkeley Outpatient Center
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
≥ 19 years 14-35 11-33

Adult reference intervals adopted from an IFCC multicenter study published in Ceriotti et al, Clin Chem Lab Med, 2010; 48(11): 1593-1601 and verified by running 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories. This IFCC reference interval study excluded patients with diabetes mellitus, use of therapeutic drugs with an effect on serum enzyme activities, pregnancy, body mass index (BMI) of > 30 kg/m2, alcohol consumption of > 30g/day and heavy exercise in the previous days.
 

Additional Information

Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result by approximately 12% or more beginning at hemoglobin levels of 125 mg/dL.

Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run.

CPT Codes

84450

LOINC Codes

1920-8

Available Stat

Yes

Test Code

AST

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry
Berkeley Outpatient Center

Performed

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week
Berkeley Outpatient Center (Mon-Fri 0800-1630)

Methodology

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Abbot Architect c8000 
Berkeley Outpatient Center: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Roche cobas c311

 

Collect

Light green top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Sample Type

Plasma or serum

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL plasma or serum

Units

U/L

Reference Interval

Parnassus, Mission Bay and Mt. Zion Chemistry
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
0-14 days 32-162 32-162
15 days - <1 year 20-67 20-67
1-6 years 21-44 21-44
7-11 years 18-36 18-36
12-18 years 14-35 13-26
>18 years 5-44 5-44

Pediatric ranges adopted from Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Reference Interval Database (CALIPER) study, Clinical Chemistry September 2012 vol. 58, no. 5, 854-868.

Adult reference range upper limit of normal was adopted from Lee GR et al, Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2017, 9:1-11, and verified using 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories.

Berkeley Outpatient Center
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
≥ 19 years 14-35 11-33

Adult reference intervals adopted from an IFCC multicenter study published in Ceriotti et al, Clin Chem Lab Med, 2010; 48(11): 1593-1601 and verified by running 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories. This IFCC reference interval study excluded patients with diabetes mellitus, use of therapeutic drugs with an effect on serum enzyme activities, pregnancy, body mass index (BMI) of > 30 kg/m2, alcohol consumption of > 30g/day and heavy exercise in the previous days.
 

Synonyms

  • SGOT
  • AST
  • GOT
  • glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic transaminase
  • transaminase A
  • AAT
  • AspT
  • 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate aminotransferase
  • aspartate alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartate aminotransferase
  • aspartate-2-oxoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartic acid aminotransferase
  • aspartic aminotransferase
  • aspartyl aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalacetate aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalate transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic aminotransferase
  • glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase
  • glutamic oxalic transaminase
  • GOT (enzyme)
  • L-aspartate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-2-ketoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate-transaminase
  • L-aspartic aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate-aspartate aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate transferase
  • aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Room temperature 4 days, refrigerated 7 days, frozen at -20C 12 weeks

NOTE: Stored specimens must be inspected for particulates. If present, mix and centrifuge the specimen to remove particulates prior to testing
 

Reported

STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours

Additional Information

Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result by approximately 12% or more beginning at hemoglobin levels of 125 mg/dL.

Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run.

CPT Codes

84450

LOINC Codes

1920-8
Ordering

Available Stat

Yes

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry
Berkeley Outpatient Center

Performed

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week
Berkeley Outpatient Center (Mon-Fri 0800-1630)

Methodology

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Abbot Architect c8000 
Berkeley Outpatient Center: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Roche cobas c311

 

Reported

STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours

Additional Information

Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result by approximately 12% or more beginning at hemoglobin levels of 125 mg/dL.

Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run.

Synonyms

  • SGOT
  • AST
  • GOT
  • glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic transaminase
  • transaminase A
  • AAT
  • AspT
  • 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate aminotransferase
  • aspartate alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartate aminotransferase
  • aspartate-2-oxoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartic acid aminotransferase
  • aspartic aminotransferase
  • aspartyl aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalacetate aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalate transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic aminotransferase
  • glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase
  • glutamic oxalic transaminase
  • GOT (enzyme)
  • L-aspartate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-2-ketoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate-transaminase
  • L-aspartic aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate-aspartate aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate transferase
  • aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase
Collection

Sample Type

Plasma or serum

Collect

Light green top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL plasma or serum

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Room temperature 4 days, refrigerated 7 days, frozen at -20C 12 weeks

NOTE: Stored specimens must be inspected for particulates. If present, mix and centrifuge the specimen to remove particulates prior to testing
 
Processing

Test Code

AST

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry
Berkeley Outpatient Center

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL plasma or serum

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Room temperature 4 days, refrigerated 7 days, frozen at -20C 12 weeks

NOTE: Stored specimens must be inspected for particulates. If present, mix and centrifuge the specimen to remove particulates prior to testing
 
Result Interpretation

Units

U/L

Reference Interval

Parnassus, Mission Bay and Mt. Zion Chemistry
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
0-14 days 32-162 32-162
15 days - <1 year 20-67 20-67
1-6 years 21-44 21-44
7-11 years 18-36 18-36
12-18 years 14-35 13-26
>18 years 5-44 5-44

Pediatric ranges adopted from Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Reference Interval Database (CALIPER) study, Clinical Chemistry September 2012 vol. 58, no. 5, 854-868.

Adult reference range upper limit of normal was adopted from Lee GR et al, Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2017, 9:1-11, and verified using 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories.

Berkeley Outpatient Center
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
≥ 19 years 14-35 11-33

Adult reference intervals adopted from an IFCC multicenter study published in Ceriotti et al, Clin Chem Lab Med, 2010; 48(11): 1593-1601 and verified by running 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories. This IFCC reference interval study excluded patients with diabetes mellitus, use of therapeutic drugs with an effect on serum enzyme activities, pregnancy, body mass index (BMI) of > 30 kg/m2, alcohol consumption of > 30g/day and heavy exercise in the previous days.
 

Additional Information

Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result by approximately 12% or more beginning at hemoglobin levels of 125 mg/dL.

Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run.
Administrative

CPT Codes

84450

LOINC Codes

1920-8
Complete View

Available Stat

Yes

Test Code

AST

Performing Lab

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry
Berkeley Outpatient Center

Performed

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week
Berkeley Outpatient Center (Mon-Fri 0800-1630)

Methodology

Parnassus, Mission Bay & Mt. Zion Chemistry: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Abbot Architect c8000 
Berkeley Outpatient Center: NADH (without P-5'-P)-Roche cobas c311

 

Collect

Light green top preferred, Gold top acceptable

Amount to Collect

1 mL blood

Sample Type

Plasma or serum

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL plasma or serum

Units

U/L

Reference Interval

Parnassus, Mission Bay and Mt. Zion Chemistry
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
0-14 days 32-162 32-162
15 days - <1 year 20-67 20-67
1-6 years 21-44 21-44
7-11 years 18-36 18-36
12-18 years 14-35 13-26
>18 years 5-44 5-44

Pediatric ranges adopted from Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Reference Interval Database (CALIPER) study, Clinical Chemistry September 2012 vol. 58, no. 5, 854-868.

Adult reference range upper limit of normal was adopted from Lee GR et al, Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2017, 9:1-11, and verified using 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories.

Berkeley Outpatient Center
Age Male (U/L) Female (U/L)
≥ 19 years 14-35 11-33

Adult reference intervals adopted from an IFCC multicenter study published in Ceriotti et al, Clin Chem Lab Med, 2010; 48(11): 1593-1601 and verified by running 20 male and 20 female normal volunteers from UCSF Clinical Laboratories. This IFCC reference interval study excluded patients with diabetes mellitus, use of therapeutic drugs with an effect on serum enzyme activities, pregnancy, body mass index (BMI) of > 30 kg/m2, alcohol consumption of > 30g/day and heavy exercise in the previous days.
 

Synonyms

  • SGOT
  • AST
  • GOT
  • glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic transaminase
  • transaminase A
  • AAT
  • AspT
  • 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate aminotransferase
  • aspartate alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartate aminotransferase
  • aspartate-2-oxoglutarate transaminase
  • aspartic acid aminotransferase
  • aspartic aminotransferase
  • aspartyl aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalacetate aminotransferase
  • glutamate-oxalate transaminase
  • glutamic-aspartic aminotransferase
  • glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase
  • glutamic oxalic transaminase
  • GOT (enzyme)
  • L-aspartate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-alpha-ketoglutarate transaminase
  • L-aspartate-2-ketoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • L-aspartate-2-oxoglutarate-transaminase
  • L-aspartic aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate-aspartate aminotransferase
  • oxaloacetate transferase
  • aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
  • glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Parnassus, Mission Bay, Mt. Zion, and Berkeley Outpatient Center
Room temperature 4 days, refrigerated 7 days, frozen at -20C 12 weeks

NOTE: Stored specimens must be inspected for particulates. If present, mix and centrifuge the specimen to remove particulates prior to testing
 

Reported

STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours

Additional Information

Hemolysis may artifactually increase the result by approximately 12% or more beginning at hemoglobin levels of 125 mg/dL.

Samples with AST levels above the upper limit of the assay will automatically be diluted and re-run.

CPT Codes

84450

LOINC Codes

1920-8

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