Other Fluid

Testing Laboratory

Auckland Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital

Department

Chemical Pathology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

OAFP (AFP)

Test Code (Numeric Code)

0520

Laboratory Handling

Phlebotomy

For Aspirated/Synovial Fluid please refer to the link below: Synovial Fluid For NZBS platelet preparation samples, please refer to the link below: Platelet preparation -NZBS 5 mL Collect

Sample Stability

-

Synonyms

Other Fluid Biochemistry

Turnaround Time

3 hours

Specimen Type

  • Fluid Other

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • N/A
Acceptable
  • CAPD Fluid Bag
  • CSF sterile tubes (Routine Analysis)

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • N/A
Acceptable
  • N/A

Additional Specimen Information

Specimen Collection

For Aspirated/Synovial Fluid please refer to the link below:

Synovial Fluid

For NZBS platelet preparation samples, please refer to the link below:

Platelet preparation -NZBS

5 mL Collect

Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:ONA (SODIUM), Numeric Code:0502
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OK (POTASSIUM), Numeric Code:0501
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OCL (CHLORIDE), Numeric Code:0506
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OCRE (CREATININE), Numeric Code:0505
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OURE (UREA), Numeric Code:0504
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OGLU (GLUCOSE), Numeric Code:050
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OPRO (PROTEIN), Numeric Code:050
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OOHB (HYDROXY-BUTYRATE), Numeric Code:0586
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OPHB (PLASMA HAEMOGLOBIN), Numeric Code:3031
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OALB (ALBUMIN), Numeric Code:0509
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OCA (CALCIUM), Numeric Code:0510
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OPO4 (PHOSPHATE), Numeric Code:0511
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OBIL (BILIRUBIN), Numeric Code:0512
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OALP (ALP), Numeric Code:0530
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OLDH (LDH), Numeric Code:0538
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OAST (AST), Numeric Code:0531
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OGGT (GGT), Numeric Code:0534
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OCK (CK), Numeric Code:0535
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OAMY (AMYLASE), Numeric Code:0539
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OCHO (CHOLESTEROL), Numeric Code:0540
Alpha Code: OHDL (HDL Cholesterol), Numeric Code: 3871

Alpha Code: OLDL (GROUP OLDL) (Includes LDL Cholesterol - calculated), Numeric Code: 3872

Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OLAC (LACTATE), Numeric Code:0566
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OTRG (TRIGLYCERIDE), Numeric Code:0541
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OMG (MAGNESIUM), Numeric Code:0568
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OAFP (AFP), Numeric Code:0520
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OBIC (BICARBONATE), Numeric Code:0503
Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:SWNA
Sweat sodium

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:SWCL
Sweat chloride

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:SAMY
Amylase

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:BR2
Urea

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:HITS
Creatinine

Glucose

Protein

Albumin

Bilirubin

Labplus Fee Code: Numeric Code:510
Calcium

Labplus Fee Code: Numeric Code:511
Phosphate

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:AFP
Alpha-fetoprotein

Labplus Fee Code: Numeric Code:531
AST

Labplus Fee Code: Numeric Code:538
LDH

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:SCHO
Cholesterol

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:STRG
Triglyceride

Labplus Fee Code: Alpha Code:OLAC
Lactate

Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OOS (Osmolality Other Fluid), Numeric Code:0522
Labplus Order Code: Alpha Code:OTHY (Thyroglobulin - other), Numeric Code:0527
Labplus Fee Code: Numeric Code:501
Potassium

Labplus Fee Code: Numeric Code:502
Sodium

Last updated: 09/03/2026