{"id":"amylase","name":"Amylase, Total","shortName":"Amylase","aliases":["Amylase","Amylase, Serum","AMY","Total Amylase","Alpha-Amylase","Serum amylase","Amilasa","Amylase, Total, S","Amylase, Total, Serum","Amylase Level"],"abbreviations":["AMY"],"loinc":[{"code":"1798-8","primary":true}],"specimen":"serum-or-plasma","units":[{"ucum":"U/L","display":"U/L"},{"ucum":"ukat/L","display":"µkat/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"1+","low":31,"high":110,"unit":"U/L","unitDisplay":"U/L","note":"Labcorp's interval for everyone older than 1 year, with the same limits for men and women. Labcorp prints different limits for infants under 1 year, which are not included here. Other published intervals differ: Mayo Clinic Laboratories lists 28–100 U/L for adults (21–110 U/L at ages 4 to 17 and 8–79 U/L at ages 1 to 3), and MedlinePlus gives 40–140 U/L. Limits depend on the method, so the range printed on your own report is the one to use.","sources":[{"title":"Amylase (test 001396)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/001396/amylase","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"Amylase, Isoenzymes, Serum (test AMISO), reference values for total, pancreatic and salivary amylase","url":"https://www.testcatalog.org/show/AMISO","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"},{"title":"Amylase - blood","url":"https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003464.htm","publisher":"MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (National Library of Medicine)"}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"An enzyme made mostly by the pancreas and salivary glands. It is checked in the blood when belly pain or other symptoms may involve the pancreas.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/amylase","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}