Test Details

Mnemonic

AIRM

Ordering Code

3700045

CPT-4 Code(s)

82150 x 2, plus 82150 if reflexed to Macroamylase, at additional cost

Specimen Information

Collect

Serum separator tube (SST)

Specimen Preparation

Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 2.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.

Alternate Specimen

Serum: Red top

Minimum Volume

1.0 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Gross hemolysis

Stability

Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days

Methodology

Polyethylene Glycol Precipitation - Spectrophotometry
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Reference Range

Amylase: 21 - 101 U/L
Pancreatic Isoenzyme: 16 - 46 U/L
Salivary Isoenzymes: 4 - 61 U/L
Macroamylase: Not Detected
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Performing Laboratory

Quest
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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