91239 Amino Acids, Plasma

Specimen:

Collect:

One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

Submit:

0.5 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Fasting Specimen is Preferred
Separate from cells ASAP
Avoid buffy coat material.
Additional information needed: age, gender, diet (eg. TPN therapy), drug therapy and family history.

Rejection Criteria:

Hemolyzed specimens

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 24 Hour(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Chromatography; Ion Exchange Chromatography

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

2-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82139 - Amino Acids, 6 or more, Quant Each

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93389 - ALANINE	93424 - ALLOISOLEUCINE
93390 - ARGININE	93392 - ASPARTIC ACID
93393 - CITRULLINE	93394 - CYSTINE
93395 - GLUTAMIC ACID	93396 - GLUTAMINE
93397 - GLYCINE	93398 - HISTIDINE
93391 - HOMOCYSTINE	93399 - HYDROXYPROLINE
93400 - ISOLEUCINE	93401 - LEUCINE
93402 - LYSINE	93403 - METHIONINE
93404 - ORNITHINE	93405 - PHENYLALANINE
93406 - PROLINE	93407 - SERINE
93408 - TAURINE	93409 - THREONINE
93410 - TYROSINE	93411 - VALINE
93198 - INTERPRETATION