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Amylase, Serum

Mint Green Plasma Separator Tube

Tube Type

Test ID LAB48
EPIC Order AMYLASE LEVEL
CPT Code(s) 82150
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube. Also acceptable gold SST, orange SST or red plain tube
Micro: 200 µL blood/mint green top/gold top/red top
Stability Unspun: ≤4 hrs recommended.
Spun/Separated,
Room Temp:		 8 days
Spun/Separated,
Refrigerated:		 31 days
Frozen: 1 years
Availability 24 hours/day
Turnaround Time STAT 1 hr., Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range                        Normal: 30-118 U/L

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 10, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514