Amylase Body Fluid

SIM

10520 

CPT

82150 

Synonyms

BF Amylase 

Specimen Type

All body fluids except CSF.  Ex: Joint Fluid, Pericardial Fluid, Pleural fluid, Paracentesis fluid, Thorocentesis Fluid, Amniotic fluid, etc. 

Container

Sterile Container

Collection Instructions

None

Volume

3 mL preferred, minimum 1 mL

Additional Information

None

Patient Preparation

None

Specimen Processing Instructions

Refrigerated

Transport Requirements

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated: 2 hours 

Rejection Criteria

•Clotted fluid 
•Mucoid fluid

Reference Range

None

Critical Value

None 

Test Includes

Amylase 

Methodology

Enzymatic Rate Method 

Testing Frequency

Daily, Monday-Sunday 

Reviewed By

Crystal Killian

Reviewed Date

3/17/2021

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