Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Phosphate

External Price (excl. GST)

2.63

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST (gold), "T-" labs SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

0.3 mL Heparin (light green) or Plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro Colorometric "T"labs Vitros XT7600 Colorometric

Unit of measurement

mmol/L

Reference interval

0   -  1   year      = 1.00   -   2.50   mmol/L
1   -  7   years    = 1.00   -   2.00
7   - 12  years    = 1.00   -   1.85
12 - 16  years    = 0.90   -   1.80
 >16      years    = 0.70   -   1.50

Uncertainty of measurement

±0.1 mmol/L

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL heparin plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

PHO

HL7 mapping code

$PHO

LOINC Code

14879-1